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…
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…
Nasturtiums are so more than beautiful summer flowers. These trailing plants hold a lot of benefits in the vegetable garden, too. Last year I grew nasturtiums in my raised beds, and I’ve never seen so many aphids drawn to a single plant! I was disappointed until I realized that’s just one reason that gardeners grow…
What’s not to love about pansies? The bright and colorful flowers certainly add cheer to any garden–all the more reason we’re sad to see the happy plants suddenly drooping! The easy-to-grow biennials are hardy plants with very few issues, although there is the occasional situation where pansies may wilt in less-than-ideal conditions.