If you notice odd growths on your corn plants, it may be corn smut. What is corn smut? It’s a fungal disease that affects all types of corn, including sweet corn, popcorn, and field corn. Although not economically significant for other types of corn, it renders sweet corn visually unappealing for fresh sales and difficult …
Vegetable Gardening
Tomatoes are one of the many wonderful flavors of summer, and thankfully, they can be preserved to enjoy during the colder months. While freezing and drying also work effectively, canning results in the best flavor and texture. Whether you want to buy a bushel of tomatoes to can or are planning your garden for next …
I LOVE the aroma of fresh basil (Ocimum basilicum) in many of my dishes. For many years I’d buy small pots of fresh basil from the grocery store (isn’t it cool that they offer this?), but it got very expensive that way. So I decided to learn how to grow basil from seed, and I …
Every vegetable garden needs a dose of rich, nutritious compost. While it’s best to make your own compost, sometimes it’s just not possible. So today we’ll look at the best compost to buy for vegetable garden. More and more people are starting to grow their own vegetables at home. Whether in their back gardens, …
Sooo…. you got a nice potato harvest, and now need to know the best way to store potatoes, right? Once you taste homegrown potatoes, you’ll never want to go back to store-bought. So, storing them long term is important. Do you know how to store potatoes to keep them fresh until you’re ready to cook …
I love beans! If you do too I’ll share all your need to know about how to grow runner beans. These vegetables are easy to grow, providing an abundance of vegetables to eat, freeze, and plant the next year. Amazingly, the first runner bean plants grown in England or the U.S. would never have been …
If you stay up late at night thinking of how you can squash bothersome squash bugs, you are not alone. These garden gremlins have tortured many a gardener. They love eating all varieties of squash and also chow down on pumpkins. If you plant anything that belongs to the cucurbit family you’ll need to learn …
If you have not grown your own tomatoes before, you’re missing out. Give it a try: homegrown tomatoes are worlds apart from the flavorless specimens that we find in supermarkets. Not sure how to grow tomatoes? No worries: you’re in the right place to learn the best ways to grow juicy and delicious tomatoes. UPDATE: …
Learning how to grow zucchini, one of the most productive garden vegetables, is easy. The hardest part of growing zucchinis is eating all the fruit :P. In this post, we will talk about how to grow zucchini and things to look out for with squash plants, such as squash bugs, cucumber beetles, and other predators …
So, you go out to your garden and find your tomato plants defoliated. Ugh…. NOT what you wanted to see. Don’t take the chance of tomato hornworms ruining your tomato plants this summer! Here’s how to get rid of tomato hornworms naturally. You need to take action the moment that you notice them to ensure …