Sweet Pepper or Chili Pepper? Different Taste, Same Plant
Sweet pepper and chili pepper: your taste buds tell you instantly they are two different things. One has a mildContinue Reading
Category: Vegetables
Belch No More With Burpless Cucumbers?
You’ve probably noticed that cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) sometimes make you burp. This is due to the presence of cucurbitacin in theContinue Reading
Grow Your Own Tomatoes From Seed: A Guide for Beginners
Gardeners get antsy as March rolls in. The days are getting longer, buds start to swell on the trees outdoorsContinue Reading
Growing Peanuts in a Cold Climate
Question: I’d like to try growing peanuts in my garden in the spring. What are the requirements for this plant? WhereContinue Reading
Timetable for Sowing Vegetables and Herbs
The following list presents about 80 vegetables and herbs with the recommended sowing date for each one. If you seeContinue Reading
2019 Year of the Pumpkin
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one bulb, oneContinue Reading
Perennialize Your Leeks
Many leeks are very hardy and can be grown as perennials. Source: bonnieplants.com Normally you should be starting leeks (AlliumContinue Reading
Do Red and Purple Vegetables Repel Insects?
“Oops! Something tells me that my camouflage isn’t as effective as it used to be!” Source: cuttspoetrycorner.blogspot.com, www.iconspng.com & Shelly,Continue Reading
Can You Grow Purslane in the Veggie Garden?
Yes, purslane is a vegetable, but also a weed. You might want to forage it rather than grow it. Source:Continue Reading
Baby Pepper Inside a Mature Pepper
Source: Lucille Samson Question: I was cutting peppers and I found a green growth inside a red bell pepper. CanContinue Reading