When I was first introduced to daikon radishes, I was so amazed by their size that I had to try growing them myself. But much to my disappointment, my daikons didn’t get anywhere as large as I was expecting them to get. Turns out, there were a couple of mistakes I was making. Daikon radishes…
There’s nothing worse than getting ready to plant your seeds or seedlings only to find that the soil in your beds has become hard and compacted and is less than ideal for planting. Despite your best efforts, no trowel or dibbler is getting through that tough soil. So, how do you fix this? The best…
It’s true that growing tomatoes outdoors poses some challenges, but it’s not the impossible task some gardeners might have you believe. We’ve been gardening all of our lives at TGH, and it’s only in the last couple of years that we got our first greenhouse. Until then, all of our tomato plants were grown outside….
Tomato grow bags are convenient, but what do they really do? We’ve tested a few different tomato grow bags to compare the success rate of different composts, and tried a couple of innovative growing methods too.
If you are looking to grow the biggest and most beautiful onion bulbs this year, bolting can throw a big wrench in those plans. Fortunately, there are several ways to handle bolting in your onion crop and steps you can take to prevent it from happening next year. To prevent your onions from bolting, make…
There is no pest I hate more than the dreaded aphid. Greenfly or blackfly, this sap-sucking insect isn’t welcome in any garden, but every single year it never spares mine. So I learned to just accept it and prepare my arsenal of weapons for when it’s time to fight it. The internet is filled with…