Is frost approaching, but your tomatoes aren’t turning red on the vine? Never fear. You can pick your unripe tomatoes and ripen them them off the vine. While the most delicious tomato is home-grown and ripened on the vine, this is not always a reality, especially if you live in …
Have you gone into your garden on a hot summer’s day and found your once-perfect broccoli has suddenly shot up scraggly stems that have started to flower? If so, then your broccoli has bolted, where they start growing tall and flowering can occur early on instead of growing larger heads …
Deer are a serious problem for gardens, because these uninvited four legged guests eat away at flowers, leaves and young branches of vegetables, decorative plants and even herbs sometimes. But when it comes to herbs, they are not our cervine visitors, and there are quite a few that stags, does and …
One of the most exciting parts of gardening is flipping through seed catalogues in the winter and finding new vegetables to grow. As you will quickly discover, a carrot is not “just a carrot” but there are numerous varieties to choose from. There are 5 types of carrots: Nantes, Imperator, …
Peppers are a heat-loving tropical plant that, unfortunately, don’t always grow as fast we hope. You might be getting particularly worried as your long-season hot peppers are not maturing and the first fall frost is quickly approaching. Or maybe your peppers are just growing slowly and you don’t know why. …
Kale was a long time ignored vegetable that is amid a resurgence in popularity. Nowadays, everyone is screaming for more kale, and if you’re a kale addict, you might want to try to grow different types of kale in your garden. Kale is a versatile vegetable that deserves a place …
Are you patiently waiting for your tomato plants to grow, but nothing seems to be happening? If you’ve been noticing that your tomato plants are not growing as quickly as they should be, there’s a reason for it. Tomatoes are a tropical warm-season plant with very particular needs. Most tomato …
Flowers have long been treasured for their look and aroma. Though there are many flowers that are also very beneficial when planted in, or near a vegetable garden. Companion planting flowers with vegetables might be to help maintain soil nutrients, prevent erosion, as well as doing things like drawing in …
Zucchinis are an easy plant to grow in most climates. Sometimes, however, the typically dark green leaves will turn yellow and start dying. This is a clear indication that something is wrong with your plant. A healthy zucchini plant will create chlorophyll, which is what makes the leaves the rich …
Cherry tomatoes produce smaller fruits than regular tomato plants, and they are popular amongst gardeners as they grow quickly and set fruits early in the season. They require many of the same conditions as full-sized tomatoes, but there are some specific care requirements that should be acknowledged for the plants …
