Vegetables and Herbs

Vegetables and Herbs

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Learn more about cultivating various vegetables successfully grown in Iowa, from asparagus to zucchini. Get information on preparing the soil, starting seeds, transplanting, growing, harvesting, and storing vegetables and herbs in the Iowa yard and garden.

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Creating Raised Bed Planters

Raised beds are popular features in the home landscape. They are both functional and attractive and can be used to grow flowers, vegetables, and small fruits.  A properly prepared raised bed increases drainage in wet, poorly drained sites, thereby promoting plant growth and increasing crop yields. Additionally, raised beds dry out and warm up earlier in the spring, allowing earlier planting. 

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Vegetables and Herbs Experts

Aaron Steil

Aaron Steil

Consumer Horticulture Extension Specialist
Home Vegetable Gardens; Organic Gardening

Cindy Haynes

Cindy Haynes

Professor

Home Vegetable Gardens; Organic Gardening