Garden Myth: Exposing Tomato Fruits to Sun Helps Maturation
Even tomatoes completely hidden by foliage ripen. Photo: www.denverpost.com At the end of the summer, my father always stripped theContinue Reading
Category: Vegetables
Summer Maintenance Tips for Your Victory Garden 2.0
A National Garden Bureau article written by C.L. Fornari of Plantrama “When the pandemic hit, I decided to plant a vegetable garden.” I’veContinue Reading
Strangler Tomato!
Twining petiole on a tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum). Photo: laidbackgardener.blog I just noticed the oddest phenomenon on one of myContinue Reading
My Squash Plants Only Produce Male Flowers
Squash plant with male flower. Photo: extension.unh.edu Question: I think something is wrong with my squash plants. They produce only maleContinue Reading
Eggplant or Aubergine, A Vegetable to Discover
Photo: www.publicdomainpictures.net Most people recognize an eggplant fruit as something they see in the supermarket and probably use eggplants inContinue Reading
Grow Your Own Three Sisters Garden
Three sisters garden. Photo: www.tasteantigua.com On this National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada), why not take a look at the threeContinue Reading
HerbiaEra
Cultivating Environmental Responsibility and Healthy Eating Habits Imagine… You’re preparing dinner. You reach toward the end of the counter toContinue Reading
Planting Your Victory Garden 2.0
Congratulations on your decision to start your own Victory Garden 2.0! Now it’s time for planting your garden outdoors! InContinue Reading
Vegetable Beds Need Mulch Too!
Why are you still hoeing when a mulch could be doing all the work? Photo: www.myhousedeals.com The age-old tradition forContinue Reading
How to Prevent Carrot Flies
Carrots damaged by carrot fly maggots. Photo: gardening.which.co.uk The carrot fly (Chamaepsila rosae, formerly Psila rosae) is a major annoyance forContinue Reading