The National Gardening Association

Learn how to garden and grow plants successfully from the National Gardening Association. Read articles about vegetables, flowers, and herb and much more.

When to Plant Vegetables: The Garden Planting Calendar

Know Exactly When to Plant Your Vegetables Enter your location to get a customized planting calendar based on your local frost dates. Planting at the right time gives your vegetables the best chance to

A Primer for Getting Started

The garden website contains a vast collection of resources to help gardeners of every sort. Explore our learning library for articles about plant care, weeds, pests, Q&A, dictionaries, and more.

Gardening Discussion Forums

Welcome to the National Gardening Association forums. The forums listed below are categorized and alphabetized for your convenience. Have a gardening question? Click here to ask

Repotting and Transplanting Tomato Seedlings

By National Gardening Association Editors Deciding when to transplant tomato seedlings is easy. When tomato seedlings are three or four inches tall and have their second pair of leaves, it''s time to take

Garden Learning Library

Garden Learning Library Plant Care Guides We''ve chosen the most popular plants and provided the essential information you need for choosing, planting, and maintaining them.

Garden Apps

Garden Apps Listed below are the miscellaneous applications and tools we have written for NGA. Garden Planting Calendar - Enter your location and it will tell you the right time to plant each various

When to Plant Vegetables in San Leandro, California

Here is a quick overview of when to plant the most popular types of vegetables for your spring garden. Scroll down for the full list. Cole crops (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce, spinach): Direct seed

What is a Garden?

A garden is a rejuvenating retreat. When I get out in the garden among vegetables, herbs, or flowers the cares of the day go away and I can enjoy restful moments of peace and quiet or creative calm.