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Vegetable Garden Ideas

There are few things more satisfying than growing your own food. However, maintainging a vegetable garden isn't exactly the easiest—strawberries can be shy, lettuce tends to be a little stingy at first, and tomatoes? Those are feast or famine. Whatever it is you are growing, here are some vegetable garden ideas to gobble up.

Person discarding vegetable scraps from a cutting board into a compost bin overhead view of kitchen setup
5 Composting Methods That Turn Food Scraps Into Garden Gold
Freshly harvested homegrown parsnips over garden soil.
How to Harvest Parsnips for the Sweetest Flavor—and Why You Should Wait Until Winter
detail of red swiss chard leaves growing in garden
How to Grow Swiss Chard—an Easy-to-Grow Green That Thrives in the Cold
Person holding a green cabbage with both hands
How to Harvest Cabbage for the Best Taste and Texture Every Time
Red tomatoes and green tomatoes on a branch, rich harvest, organic vegetables. Selective focus, close-up.
5 Clever Ways to Use Unripe Tomatoes From Your Garden
Two carved pumpkins with expressive faces placed side by side showing signs of aging and decay
How to Turn Pumpkin Scraps Into Natural Fertilizer, According to Gardening Experts
thyme, sage, oregano and rosemary in the herb garden
7 Herbs You Should Never Cut Back in Fall, According to Experts
Vegetables growing in raised bed
How to Create the Best Soil for Raised Beds for Healthier, More Productive Vegetables
Root vegetables including carrots beets and garlic on a wooden table
8 Vegetables You Should Plant in October for a Flavor-Packed Fall Harvest
Ripe eggplants growing in the vegetable garden
How to Harvest Eggplant So It’s Tender, Flavorful, and Never Bitter
Onion grows from the dugout. Fresh harvest in the garden.
When to Harvest Onions for Peak Flavor and Store Them So They Last for Months
Two pumpkins resting amidst leafy vines on grass
How to Grow Pumpkins in Your Backyard for Fall Carving, Baking, and Décor
A close up view of thyme plant on a white pot
How to Propagate Thyme for an Endless Supply of Fresh Herbs
A closeup view of harvested sweet potatoes spread on a woven surface highlighting their texture and placement
How to Grow Sweet Potatoes Indoors for Abundant Harvests All Year
Closeup of ripe and unripe olives on branches with leaves
How to Grow an Olive Tree Indoors or Outside—Even If You Don’t Live in the Mediterranean
Assorted freshly harvested vegetables with leaves including carrots beetroot and cabbage arranged on a wooden surface
7 Cold-Hardy Vegetables That Taste Sweeter After the First Frost, According to Experts
Carrots grown in the garden
How to Grow Carrots in Containers for a Delicious Harvest Almost Anywhere
sweet potatoes growing in the soil
How to Grow Sweet Potatoes in Your Backyard, According to Experts
Hands holding and examining charcoal pieces likely for gardening use
4 Surprising Ways to Use Charcoal in Your Garden, According to Experts
Various vegetable in a raised bed
10 Seeds You Should Plant This Fall for a Flavor-Packed Harvest
Basil herb garden
How to Harvest Basil for a Continuous Supply of Fresh Herbs
A cluster of tomatoes growing on a plant with green leaves
7 Reasons Your Homegrown Tomatoes Have No Flavor, According to Experts
close-up of fresh rosemary
3 Ways to Propagate Rosemary for Fresh Herbs Whenever You Want
Blossoming rosemary in garden, close-up of plant in garden
How to Prune Rosemary for an Endless Harvest, According to Horticulturists
Several cucumbers growing on a plant among green leaves
11 Reasons Your Cucumber Leaves Are Wilting—and How to Fix It
sweet potato harvest
How to Harvest Sweet Potatoes for the Best Flavor and Texture
A collection of squash and pumpkins among green leaves
When to Plant Winter Squash for the Most Delicious Harvests
Cluster of ripe strawberries on a plant
9 Fruits and Vegetables You Can Harvest Multiple Times a Year
brussels sprouts in garden
How to Harvest Brussels Sprouts for the Best Flavor and Freshness
Tomato plants with ripe and unripe fruit growing in soil
How to Create the Best Soil for Tomatoes—and Grow Bigger, Healthier Plants
Basket of cucumbers
4 Fast-Growing Cucumber Varieties to Plant Now for a Quick Harvest
A wicker basket with harvested beets placed among beet plants in a garden
The 6 Root Vegetables Every Home Gardener Should Be Growing
Vibrant lupine flowers in bloom
7 Plants That Add Nitrogen to Soil for a Healthier Garden
Onion grows from the dugout. Fresh harvest in the garden.
How to Harvest Onions for Delicious Flavor and the Perfect Crunch
Vegetable Garden
15 Shade-Loving Vegetables That Flourish With Little to No Sun
Cluster of ripe tomatoes on a vine with green foliage
These 7 Vegetables Thrive in the Heat—Even When Everything Else Wilts
parsley in garden
How to Harvest Parsley for Fresh, Full Flavor
Cluster of tomatoes growing on a plant with green leaves
10 Herbs to Grow With Tomatoes for Natural Pest Control
Closeup of fresh basil leaves
How to Propagate Basil for an Endless Supply of Fresh Herbs
Tomatoes ripening on the vine in a garden setting
How Long a Tomato Really Takes to Grow, According to Gardening Experts
A small gardening trowel holding a white granular substance with garden plants in the background
9 Ways to Use Cream of Tartar in the Garden as a Natural Pesticide, Weed Killer, and More
Rosemary plant
How to Harvest Rosemary to Ensure a Healthy Plant That Keeps Producing
Watering plants in a raised garden bed with a watering can young green plants growing in soil
The Worst Time to Water Your Vegetable Garden—and When to Do It Instead
Freshly harvested potatoes in soil
4 Signs Your Potatoes Are Ready to Harvest—and How to Do It
A person harvesting vegetables holding carrots and beetroots near a wooden crate with zucchini and squash
9 Vegetables to Plant Before July Ends for a Late-Summer Harvest, According to Farmers
A group of adult squash bugs and nymphs, Anasa tristis on a healthy yellow squash leaves
How to Keep Squash Bugs Out of Your Garden—and Stop Them From Ruining Your Vegetables
A person harvesting green peas into a basket in a garden
How to Harvest Peas for the Best Flavor and Freshness
Hands cutting a broccoli head from the plant with a tool
When to Harvest Broccoli for the Best Flavor, According to Farmers
fertilizer on shovel over soil with space for text or design
How to Add Phosphorus to Soil for Healthy, Fast-Growing Plants
Organic tomato plant, red and green tomatoes
10 Plants You Should Never Grow Next to Your Tomatoes
Zucchini in garden
9 Zucchini Companion Plants That Help Keep the Pests and Weeds Away
a hand harvesting carrots in a garden
The Best Time to Harvest Carrots For Delicious Flavor and the Perfect Crunch
Tomato hornworm
How to Get Rid of Tomato Hornworms Once and for All—Before They Wreck Your Garden
Close-up of parsley plant leaves
9 Plants You Should Always Grow Next to Parsley to Boost Growth, Deter Pests, and More
Basket of sweet potatoes on grass
When to Harvest Sweet Potatoes for the Best Flavor—and How to Do It
Beets
8 Plants You Should Always Grow Next to Beets for a Fresh, Flavorful Harvest
Tomatoes growing on a plant supported by bamboo stakes
11 Plants You Should Always Trellis—and Why, According to Gardening Experts
potatoes in garden
7 Plants You Should Never Grow Next to Potatoes, According to Horticulturists
Fresh cilantro plants growing in a garden
8 Cilantro Companion Plants to Repel Insects and Supercharge Your Harvest
yellow and green tomatoes on the vine
Why Do Tomatoes Split? Experts Explain This Gardening Mystery—and How to Prevent It
Cucumber on trellis
The 8 Worst Places to Grow Cucumbers—and Why, According to Gardening Experts
A wicker basket filled with freshly harvested asparagus placed on soil among growing asparagus stalks
7 Perennial Vegetables to Plant for Delicious Harvests Year After Year
Tomato plants growing in garden
10 Places to Never Plant Tomatoes, According to Experts