Confuse Insects by Avoiding Monocultures
To reduce the risk of insect infestations, it’s best to mix vegetables in the garden rather than grouping them together.Continue Reading
Category: Vegetables
Carrots Resistant to Carrot Fly
The carrot fly (Chamaepsila rosae, formerly Psila rosea) is a major annoyance for vegetable gardeners. It’s found pretty much aroundContinue Reading
Growing Celery from a Stump
Did you know that when you buy celery at the supermarket, there are ways to recover the plant and getContinue Reading
The Easy Way to Grow Onions
Why complicate life by starting onion seeds indoors then transplanting them later into the garden? It’s much easier to startContinue Reading
For Long Carrots, Offer Deep, Loose Soil
How ongong a carrot’s root is depends partly on genetics (some miniature carrots never make long roots), but is alsoContinue Reading
English Cucumbers Don’t Like Company
Those long narrow cucumbers you see wrapped in plastic in supermarkets, the ones with thin skins you don’t have toContinue Reading
Yes, Blight-Free Tomatoes are Possible!
New strains of late blight of the tomato (Phytophthora infestans) appeared out of nowhere a few years ago, taking both seedContinue Reading
Ketchup and Fries from the Same Plant
Last year, I posted a blog on the pomato or tomtato, a tomato grafted onto a potato plant. (See TwoContinue Reading
How the Potato Got Its Name
Back in the 16th century, two new tubers were introduced into Great Britain at much the same time: the potatoContinue Reading
2016: The Year of the Carrot
Each year the National Garden Bureau declares a “year of” that features four plants: one vegetable, one perennial, one annual, andContinue Reading