The warnings of the first frost can send us gardeners into a frenzy to get everything in our gardens harvested before the cold hits. Here’s what you need to prioritize. In preparation for the first frost, you should plan to harvest all squash (summer and winter), tomatoes, peppers, flowers, and basil. These plants are not…
There’s nothing worse than going to gather potatoes from storage only to find that most of them have rotted! Potatoes are supposed to have a pretty long shelf life so how could seemingly healthy potatoes all have gone bad in storage? The reason potatoes start to rot in storage is that diseases enter potatoes through…
Brussel sprouts may get a bad rap among kids but they can be one of the most exciting, hardy, and delicious vegetables to grow in the garden. But, what does it mean when the plants don’t form the classic sprouts we all know and love? The main reasons Brussel sprouts don’t form heads are due…
If you’re an adventurous gardener and you find yourself constantly looking for new vegetables to try, then consider making black radishes your next experiment! This guide will tell you everything you need to know about black radishes including how to grow them, how to harvest them, and even how to prepare them. These unique radishes…
Regardless of the type of lettuce you grow, spacing is everything. Planning your yields per person for the season ahead is tricky, as lettuces grow very different from one another, and some are useful both as cut-and-come-again crops as well as fully formed ball lettuces. To try to get to grips with this big wide…
We’ve all been there. We have dreams of garden grandeur and we have the best intentions of making those dreams a reality. But, one thing leads to another and suddenly those dreams get quickly moved to the back burner as life takes over. So, how do you restore your now neglected and overgrown vegetable garden? …