Grow, Pick, Repeat: Learn the Secrets to Harvesting Fresh Lettuce to Keep It Regrowing
Lettuce is one of the first vegetables you can harvest from your garden. It doesn’t take long to grow, and its crisp, juicy leaves are…
Vegetables
12 Different Types of Kale To Grow and How To Use Them
Kale, once an overlooked vegetable, is now enjoying a surge in popularity. Today, kale enthusiasts are on the hunt for diverse varieties, and if you’ve…
24 Sweet Potato Varieties You’ll Love to Grow in Your Backyard
Sweet potatoes are often treated as a specialty dish that are only cooked up on festive occasions, but this delicious root vegetableshould be enjoyed all…
The 14 Best Tomato Varieties For Southern Gardens And Growing Tips
I always thought tomato growers in the south had it easy: they don’t have to contend with frost,cool summers, or short seasons. But southern gardeners…
Yellow Spots on Cucumber Leaves? Here’s How to Identify the 7 Most Common Causes and Fix Them
One of the joys of growing cucurbits like cucumbers is searching amongst the massive foliage for the delectable vegetables hiding underneath. But sometimes, your search…
Everything You Need To Know About Heirloom Potatoes—Including What Makes Them So Special
Potatoes, the unassuming root vegetable, have been a constant presence in kitchens and gardens for as long as anyone can remember. While the standard Russet,…
How to Identify, Treat and Prevent Early Blight on Tomato Plants
Early blight is a common fungal disease that can attack your tomatoes and spread throughout your garden to other plants in the tomato family. The…
Should You Grow Determinate or Indeterminate Potatoes?
Most of us are familiar with tomatoes being determinate or indeterminate, and even some beans will produce either long sprawling vines or short stubby bushes….
Thinning Carrots: Why When And How To Do Thin Them After Planting?
There are a lot of important points to consider when growing carrots: careful sowing, persnickety weeding, patience for slow germination, and then of course thinning….
14 Awesome Cherry Tomato Varieties You Should Consider Growing
Cherry tomatoes are a delight to eat and grow, but with so many different varieties available it is hard to know which ones to choose…