Hairy Potatoes Make Gardening Easier
A trait found in a wild potato, Berthault’s potato (Solanum berthaultii) may make growing garden potatoes (S. tuberosum) a lotContinue Reading
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A Tomato for Valentine’s Day
A heart-shaped tomato? That’s what you get with Solanum lycopersicum ‘Sweet Valentine’! The bright red cherry tomatoes have a pointedContinue Reading
Can You Sow Seeds from Store-bought Fruits?
Question: Is it true that the seeds of most vegetables and fruits sold in stores are not good for sowing? One supermarket clerk evenContinue Reading
What Does “Days to Harvest” Mean?
Question: In seed catalogs, when you see days to harvest (for example Days to harvest: 45), is this date calculatedContinue Reading
Sprouts: Fresh Home-Grown Greens All Year Long!
As I write this text, everything outdoors is white, the trees are bare of leaves and no outdoor plants showContinue Reading
When to Sow Over 80 Vegetables and Herbs
Wouldn’t life be easier for gardeners if there were only one date at which we could sow all our gardenContinue Reading
2018: The Year of the Beet
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one perennial, one annual, oneContinue Reading
Rainbow Tomatoes: Yet Another Gardening Ripoff!
A reader sent me the photo above … after she had ordered the seed, unfortunately. She wanted to knowContinue Reading
When Garlic Sprouts in the Fall
Question: I planted 68 garlic cloves in late September and they’re starting to sprout barely a month later. Will theyContinue Reading
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How Pumpkins Became Jack-O’-Lanterns
This week thousands of people, young and old, will be carving a pumpkin for Halloween. Lit with a candle orContinue Reading