Growing Veggies: Tips and Tricks

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This year I actually have space to garden, but my yard isn't huge, so I'm growing all sorts of vine veggies, like squash and cucumbers vertically up a trellis. So far my tomato plants are already starting to produce fruit. My green pepper plants are still kind of tiny. THe squash plants are starting to get big enough to need to need the trellis. The spinach isn't doing so well, and I just replanted the cucumber after a bunny had a snack. The mesclun looks very happy, and my new blueberry bushes have settled in well. I recently learned that egg shells make a good fertilizer for tomato plants, and while it's still a good idea to use some other fertilizer as well, if you want lots of fruit, the egg shells look pretty sprinkled in the soil, and are "free fertilizer" because I otherwise would have thrown them away. Is anyone else out there excited about their garden? Do you have any tips or tricks?