Planting, Growing, & Maintenance for Edibles
Edible gardening is a rewarding way to enjoy fresh flavors, save money, and connect with nature. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced gardener, growing your own fruits, vegetables, and herbs offers endless benefits. Faddegon’s Nursery’s expert edibles advice will help you enjoy fresh, delicious, homegrown food all year round.
Growing Potatoes From Seeds
Posted on Thursday, April 9, 2026
Growing Potatoes From Seed Growing potatoes is surprisingly easy! While growing them direct in the garden seems perfect, and will provide the largest yield- know that it will require some serious digging around harvest time. Growing in a bag is the easiest way to go for beginners, just make sure you pick an appropriatley sized [...]
Starting a Veggie Garden from Seed
Posted on Thursday, March 5, 2026
Let’s Get Growing! It’s time to get growing! March in Zone 6a is veggie garden prep season. While the weather is unpredictable, luckily spring is inevitable. If you’re growing from seed, now is the right time to start planning and planting. For specific instructions and timing, it is always best to check your individual seed [...]
Fruit tree Planting & Care Tips
Posted on Sunday, January 5, 2025
Once you’ve selected your fruiting tree, there are a few things that are essential to know… Location Three considerations are important in choosing a spot for your tree: Sun – Fruit trees need at least a half day of sun. Soil – Soil must be well-drained and fertile. Heavy clay soil must be amended before [...]
Raised Beds – Soil Needs
Posted on Sunday, December 15, 2024
Make short work of figuring out how much soil you need.
Soil Selection – Get the Dirt on Dirt
Posted on Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Find out why choosing the right soil makes all the difference!
Blossom End Rot
Posted on Sunday, January 14, 2024
Blossom End Rot is a consequence of a calcium deficiency of a plant, affecting tomatoes, melons, cucumbers, squash, and peppers. Blossom End Rot doesn’t spread between plants and isn’t a condition that can be corrected by using pesticides or fungicides. When Blossom End Rot first begins, you’ll notice a softening of the fruit in a [...]
Growing Tips for Edibles – July
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2021
Vegetables Plants that will be ready for harvesting this month beets, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumbers, kale, lettuce, peas, potatoes, radishes, summer squash, carrots, tomatoes, turnips, and peppers. Harvest vegetables regularly as they ripen. This will encourage the plants to continue to produce. Peppers, cucumbers, squash, eggplants, tomatoes and green beans will especially appreciate this. Harvest okra [...]
Starting A Kitchen Garden
Posted on Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Large or small, a kitchen garden is scrumptious!
Cabbage Loopers
Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Called Cabbage Loopers, the larva of this caterpillar actually enjoys feasting on cabbage, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, collards, etc.—as well as lettuce, spinach, beans, peas, celery, parsley, parsnips, radishes, potatoes, and tomatoes. Large holes will appear in cabbage and lettuce leaves as the larva make their way into the center of the head from [...]
Tomato Blight
Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2021
When you look up Tomato Blight on the internet, what you’ll usually run into are long University papers and articles relating to crops. It’s a little difficult to sort through and find the information pertinent to your patio tomato or a few tomato plants in a raised bed. My mission here is to give you [...]