Garden Myth: You Can Tell the Sex of Peppers by the Number of Lobes
Peppers don’t really have a sex, in spite of a persistant myth that claims the contrary. Photo: www.amazon.com Question: My grocerContinue Reading
Category: Vegetables
Growing Food Indoors: Microgreens for Everyone!
Broccoli microgreens have high concentrations of minerals-higher than mature broccoli. Article republished from the Home Garden Seed Association, a website offeringContinue Reading
Tips on Harvesting and Storing Potatoes
Potato harvesting generally begins at summer’s end. Photo: www.thecapecoop.com Yes, in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s that time of year again:Continue Reading
How I Learned to Garden on a Balcony
Small containers like these are going to need a lot of watering! Photo: getinterior.me My first balcony vegetable garden, nearlyContinue Reading
Harvest Snap Beans Early and Often
Snap beans come in a wide range of colors. Photo: www.homepreservingbible.com Snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) are popular garden vegetables, beansContinue Reading
Corn Slime Fixes Nitrogen… And May Save the World!
Aerial roots of Sierra Mixe corn. Photo: Jean-Michel Ané Getting nitrogen into soils in a form plants can use hasContinue Reading
Strange Growths on Tomato Stems
Aerial roots on a tomato stem. Photo: dirtyurbangardener.blogspot.com Question: Some of my tomato stems have strange bumps on them. I’mContinue Reading
How Can Tomato Seeds Survive Cold Winters?
Tomato seeds are pretty much indifferent to cold. Ill.: ndgbotanicals.com, clipartlook.com & jewel1067.com, montage: laidbackgardener.com Question: I don’t understand howContinue Reading
When Celery Has Hollow Stems
Celery: not the easiest vegetable to grow. Photo: www.wearefound.com Question: I have a problem with my celery. It looks fine,Continue Reading
Preventing Blossom-End Rot on Tomatoes
Blossom end rot is a common deficiency disease seen in tomatoes, but also peppers and squashes. It’s characterized by aContinue Reading