Garden Myth: Adding Sugar to Soil Makes Tomatoes Sweeter
By Larry Hodgson Question: I read on Facebook that if you put a cup of sugar into the hole whenContinue Reading
Category: Vegetables
Winners of the Green Thumb Award for 2022!
The Green Thumb Award is an annual competition for plants and products that are innovative and unique and that bringContinue Reading
Cabbage, Kale and Broccoli: Three Names, One Plant!
By Larry Hodgson Did you know that cabbage, kale and broccoli, as well as cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and even kohlrabi,Continue Reading
What Is This Strange Plant?
By Larry Hodgson Question: I found this strange plant growing in my vegetable garden. It doesn’t look like anything I knowContinue Reading
How to Use a Grow Light for Tomatoes
By Alexander Tsvetkov Tomatoes love growing in ample light and there is nothing more exciting for a gardener than toContinue Reading
The Ever-So-Slow Adoption of New Vegetables
By Larry Hodgson I can recall when my father first grew broccoli (Brassica oleracea italica) when I was a boy.Continue Reading
7 Tips on Controlling Tree Roots in the Vegetable Garden
By Larry Hodgson It’s never a wise decision to place a vegetable garden near a tree, because its roots willContinue Reading
A Jack-O’-Lantern with an Oriental Touch
By Larry Hodgson This Halloween, both children and adults will take great pleasure in carving a pumpkin or other squashContinue Reading
Are Flowering Cabbages Edible?
By Larry Hodgson Question: This spring I sowed some flowering cabbages and it was a huge success: they’re absolutely beautiful andContinue Reading
What Vine Is This?
By Larry Hodgson Question: A few years ago, I planted this climbing plant in my garden in Montreal. To my surprise,Continue Reading