While potatoes are inexpensive to buy, there’s nothing quite as delicious as homegrown potatoes. I LOVE unearthing some and cooking them right away. My favorite new potatoes are fried, or steamed together with fresh peas: YUM! If you’d like to learn how to grow potatoes, you’re in the right place. The Best Soil For Growing …
Vegetable Gardening
It’s a bit eerie, not to mention disappointing, to walk out to the garden and find some – or all! – of your tomato plants missing without a trace. Once you’ve convinced yourself that you did, in fact, plant them, you might look closer and see tiny nubs where tomato vines used to be. So …
Whether you want to squeeze in another crop or two before the first frost or are eager to harvest veggies in the spring, it’s helpful to know about fast growing vegetables. These can also be useful for filling in gaps in crop rotations. 12 Fast Growing Vegetables to Plant for an Early Harvest Tomatoes, peppers, …
If you have limited space for a garden or want something more accessible and lower maintenance than a traditional garden, raised beds may be the answer. Raised bed gardening involves growing plants in soil higher than the natural ground level, often enclosed by some sort of frame. There are many different types of raised garden …
Dark spots on the blossom end of tomatoes, or even squash, peppers, or melons, may be a sign of blossom-end rot. What Is Blossom End Rot It is a physiological disorder that causes tissue in the blossom end of the fruit to break down and rot. Though not a disease, blossom-end rot can be very …
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 …
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 …
When my tomatoes finally began ripening a few weeks ago, I went out to the garden eager to pluck those plump, fleshy fruits from the vine. But as I moved from one plant to the next, my excitement turned to frustration as I wondered, why are my tomatoes splitting? Nearly every tomato had at least …
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 …
While rabbits are cute to look at, especially as babies, they can really damage both your vegetable and flower gardens. If you’re looking for how to keep rabbits out of the garden, I have some tried and true ways to keep your garden safe from rabbits. What are the Signs of Rabbits in Your Garden? …