Garden

Planting onions from small bulbs or "sets" is not the best way to grow large onions for storage.  Plants grown from sets often begin blooming in mid-summer and stubbornly refuse to stop. Once that happens, onion bulbs don't increase much in size. 



This is a great time of year for gardeners – seed and plant catalogs are arriving in the mail and we can start considering hundreds of new plants to try in our gardens this year. Here are some tips to keep in mind as you peruse your catalogs and decide which plants to try in your garden this summer.  

Home vegetable or flower gardeners are often unhappy with their soil quality. They routinely incorporate organic matter in the soil each fall, but don't see much change in their soil texture. Why aren’t they developing beautiful crumbly dark brown soil that’s easy to plant and great for vegetable root crops?

Routinely tilling garden soil each fall and spring could be the culprit.

Microbes, Humus and Soil Aggregation
USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service encourages building soil health and protecting soil organisms, through

This year All-America Selections (AAS) announces seven national and two heartland vegetable award winners. To see pictures of these and other great plants visit the All-America Selection website. Consider trying one of these great cultivars this year by purchasing seeds or transplants.

National Winners