Growing Root Vegetables… on a Balcony!
Yes, it’s satisfying to grow tomatoes and basil on a city balcony. But there comes a time in life whenContinue Reading
Tag: Beet
Splotchy Beet Leaves Mean Miners at Work
The beet leaf miner (Pegomyia betae) is the larva of a small, rarely seen fly, as is its lookalike cousin,Continue Reading
2018: The Year of the Beet
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one perennial, one annual, oneContinue Reading
Swiss Chard: The Easy Salad Vegetable
Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris cicla) is a selection of the wild beet or sea beet (Beta vulgaris maritima), the sameContinue Reading