Growing indeterminate tomatoes is not easy. Allowing them to do their own thing will result in a tangled mess and diseased plants. But even if you decide to train them vertically and prune them regularly, if you don’t use the right type of support, you’ll still be facing challenges. For a couple of years now…
Radishes are an early spring treat in the vegetable garden, usually ready to harvest after just four weeks, but in recent years we’ve noticed that this once simple crop has become much more prone to holes, hollowing and woody roots. If you’re asking the same questions we are – why are radishes hollow, why are…
After weeks, even months, of nurturing and caring for seedlings (either indoors or in a greenhouse), there’s nothing more satisfying than seeing them finally planted in the garden. But we can’t just move our baby plants out in the elements and call it a day – they need to go through a process called “hardening…
Are your pepper seeds not germinating, or sprouting erratically? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Peppers are notoriously hard to germinate because of their desire for tropical conditions. Thanks to years of trial and error, we’ve got some tips and tricks to germinate peppers more effectively, and hopefully some answers as to why your pepper seeds…
When you’re as obsessive over tomatoes as we are, you need to know how to fix a broken tomato stem. Tomatoes are brilliant plants to grow, and any gardener will tell you that homegrown tomatoes taste better, so saving your crop when it’s damaged is essential.
Separating seedlings for the first time is anxiety-inducing for many inexperienced gardeners. What if you break the stem? What if you break the roots? What if the plant doesn’t recover? These are all relevant questions, although, fortunately, separating seedlings is a lot easier than it looks. To safely separate young seedlings, make sure the soil…