Garden Myth: Don’t Plant Tomatoes and Potatoes Together
Ill.: Kissclipart & uihere, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Question: My grandmother always warned me not to plant potatoes and tomatoes together or they would cross,Continue Reading
Category: Vegetables
Top Tips for Growing Root Vegetables
By Tristan Kavanagh Root vegetables are what I enjoy most about gardening. There’s no better feeling than reaping the rewardsContinue Reading
Controlling Powdery Mildew on Squash and Cucumbers
Powdery mildew affects older leaves first. Photo: u.osu.edu In many areas, it’s been a dry summer … just the conditionContinue Reading
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
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
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Cultivating Environmental Responsibility and Healthy Eating Habits Imagine… You’re preparing dinner. You reach toward the end of the counter toContinue Reading