Garden Myth: Carrot Tops Are Poisonous
Many gardeners believe that carrot tops (carrot leaves) are poisonous. After all, don’t we usually cut them off and tossContinue Reading
Category: Vegetables
Eat Your Hostas
We Westerners usually grow hostas as ornamental plants, but did you know that they are also edible? In Japan, someContinue Reading
How to Keep Vegetables From Cross-Pollinating
The recent article Gardening Myth: If You Plant Hot Peppers and Sweet Peppers Together, It Will Alter Their Taste, whichContinue Reading
Garden Myth: If You Plant Hot Peppers and Sweet Peppers Together, It Will Alter Their Taste
You often hear the tip that it’s important not to grow hot peppers (chili peppers) and sweet peppers (bell peppers)Continue Reading
When To Sow or Plant Out Your Annuals
An annual is a plant that goes through its entire cycle of growth from seed to seedling to flowering toContinue Reading
Orach: An Ancient Vegetable That’s New Again
Do you know orach or orache (Atriplex hortensis), also known as mountain spinach? It’s a vegetable that was once veryContinue Reading
Growing Tomatoes Upside Down: Fine, But Why?
Sure, you can grow tomatoes upside down, with the roots on top and the stems, leaves, flowers and fruits underneath.Continue Reading
How Many Vegetables per Person?
When the time comes to plant your vegetable garden, be it at your home or in a community garden, it’sContinue Reading
‘Prizm’: The Parsley-leaved Kale
Curly kale (Brassica oleracea acephala) is a non-heading variety of cabbage with curly, crinkly leaves… but you’ve never seen kaleContinue Reading
Towards a Responsible Harvest of Wild Plants
Food foraging is the latest foodie trend. Off you go into your backyard, harvesting dandelions and garlic mustard for yourContinue Reading