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…
It’s important to know what to look for when buying tomato seedlings. Healthy tomato seedlings will vary depending on the time of year, and it’s easy to fall into the trap of buying plants with tomatoes already on them but, should you buy tomato plants with fruit already ripening? Or is it best to buy…
For the last couple of years, we’ve grown so used to unpredictable weather that we now sow nearly all of our seeds indoors. But, for those crops that need to be directly sown in the garden, like turnips, potatoes, radish and lettuce, there are a few tricks to improve germination rates outdoors. In this article…
Have you ever anxiously sifted through a bin of watermelons at the grocery store, wondering which one was the ripest? Or have you grown your own watermelon at home, and been unsure when was the right time to pick the perfect melon?
We’ve all been there. You’ve waited so patiently for your strawberries to flower and start making those mouthwatering red berries. You probably checked your plants almost every day, from the time you noticed the first small green berry developing. When you do finally see a fat, red berry you waste no time popping it into your mouth – but are immediately disappointed
Sowing seeds outdoors is a cheap, fun and easy way to start a vegetable garden, and the heat of spring and summer helps to create the perfect environment for many of our favourite crops. While many vegetables can be given a good head start by sowing indoors, on windowsills, or sowing in greenhouses, there are…