The Story of the Lemon Cucumber
Do you know the lemon cucumber? It’s an actual cucumber cultivar—Cucumis sativa “Lemon”—with round fruits about the size of smallContinue Reading
Category: Vegetables
Marie’s Click and Grow Garden
Let me be brutally honest. I didn’t believe in smart gardens. I’d seen another brand (Aerogarden) evolve in ads andContinue Reading
I Hate Cucamelons: The Results Are In!
Last week, we held a long-distance cucamelon taste test in this blog. The goal was to discover what people reallyContinue Reading
I Hate Cucamelons
Maybe you call them cucamelons, mouse melons, Mexican miniature watermelons, Mexican sour cucumbers, Mexican sour gherkin or pepquinos. Or in Spanish,Continue Reading
Why Is the Second Year Vegetable Garden Nearly Always a Flop? The Sad Story Behind Almost Every Vegetable Bed!
Since 2020, our lives have changed enormously. There has been a resurgence of interest in self-sufficiency, an exodus to ruralContinue Reading
Too Much of A Good Thing?
How To Handle an Overabundant Veggie Garden When your vegetable garden is bountiful, it can be beautiful, but it canContinue Reading
Therapeutic Benefits of Gardening in Your Senior Years
Gardening in your senior years: think of the therapeutic benefits! There’s nothing quite like the feeling of sinking your fingersContinue Reading
Eight Common Gardening Myths
No one knows where they’re from or how they begin. Like urban legends, gardening myths spread like wildfire from gardenerContinue Reading
How to Store and Preserve Garden Produce
Home gardens have seen a big uptick in popularity over the last few years, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Continue Reading
How to Control Cutworms
Cutworms: it’s amazing how much damage to our vegetables and flowers such a small insect can cause. By Larry HodgsonContinue Reading