Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden - Site Selection and Soil Testing
PUBLICATION SERIES W346
Backyard Vegetables
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Summary
A Tennessee home vegetable gardening series from site selection to harvest. Covers choosing a sunny location, soil testing and soil building, garden planning with frost dates, and starting seeds or transplants. Explains fertilizing and soil pH, watering methods, weed control, supports and pruning, and options like raised beds and season extension with covers and tunnels. Includes crop-specific tomato guidance plus harvesting, safe handling, storage, home preservation, and quick microgreens production for fast, fresh yields.
Publications in Series: Backyard Vegetables
Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden - Garden Planning, Plant Preparation and Planting
Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden - Managing Plant Nutrition
Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden - Plant Management Practices
Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden - Building and Using Raised Beds
Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden - Season Extension Methods
Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden - Stewardship in Soil Management
Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden - Growing Tomatoes
Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden - Harvest, Handling, and Storage of Vegetable Produce
Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden - Small-Scale Microgreen Production
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