Tomatoes are Carnivorous
Did you know that the sticky hairs found on the stems of tomato plants are designed to trap small insects?Continue Reading
Category: Vegetables
What to Grow on a Septic Leach Field
Home owners who have a septic leach field (septic drainfield) on their property are often a bit at a lossContinue Reading
Sweet Corn Hates Company
When you sow sweet corn, that is, the corn we eat fresh off the cob, it’s important to always rememberContinue Reading
A Tire Garden for the Far North
In northern regions (and I mean way up north, above the 50th parallel, like in Alaska, the Yukon, Labrador, NorthernContinue Reading
Companion Planting: Myth or Reality?
I no longer believe in companion planting as such. From the mid-1970s through to nearly the end of the 1980s,Continue Reading
Turning Corn into an Ornamental
We rarely think of maize or corn (Zea mays) as an ornamental grass, but in fact decorative varieties have longContinue Reading
Spring is Not the Season for Planting Garlic
Although garden centers often offer garlic cloves (Allium sativum) for planting in the spring, it’s not the right season forContinue Reading
A Veggie Garden in a Bag of Soil
You want to grow vegetables without the hassle of digging in the ground? That’s easy enough to do. You canContinue Reading
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
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