Rhubarb: Just Let It Bloom
Our ancestors must have had a bit of Puritanism flowing through their veins, because they firmly believed that it wasContinue Reading
Category: Vegetables
Asparagus: Anywhere But the Veggie Bed
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis), along with rhubarb, is one of the few truly perennial vegetables. Hardy to zone 2, it isContinue Reading
A Plastic Bin Garden
If you want to create a big container garden, any garden center offers plenty of choices of large containers designedContinue Reading
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
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