Answers to Your Questions: Beets That Aren’t Growing
Why aren’t my beets getting bigger? They’re growing leaves, but the roots aren’t getting any bigger. I sometimes have theContinue Reading
Category: Vegetables
Answers to Your Questions: Short Carrots
I’ve been growing carrots in raised beds for three years. I get a good harvest, but the carrots are alwaysContinue Reading
The Many Faces of the Pumpkin
This week, thousands of families in the region will be carving pumpkins for Halloween. Most will choose a classic pumpkin:Continue Reading
It Looks Like A Pumpkin, But…
Gourds, pattypan squash, pumpkins, and squashes… so easy to grow, yet so hard to tell apart! Now’s the time toContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Roses, Colocasia, Potatoes, Oh My!
Rose Bush to Be Moved About five years ago, we planted a John Cabot rose bush in the small backyardContinue Reading
Plant garlic!
A little over 10 autumns ago, I planted my first garlic bulbs. About ten different varieties, for the pure pleasureContinue Reading
And My Favorite Tomato of the Year Is…
Ever since I discovered that there are over 4,000 (some would say 10,000) different varieties of tomatoes in the world,Continue Reading
Harvesting and Preserving Tomatoes… To Prolong the Pleasure
I imagine that, like me, you get great satisfaction from enjoying your delicious tomatoes throughout the summer. But when fallContinue Reading
Curiosity in the Garden: Peanuts Grow Upside Down!
Do you remember those little flaky peanuts you used to buy at the campground convenience store? You know, the onesContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Tomatoes That Aren’t Growing, Spirea to Be Moved
Tomato That Won’t Grow My tomato plant is sick. What’s wrong with it? Is the soil contaminated? Is excess moistureContinue Reading