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
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.
Remove any image you have in your mind of boring, gaudy flowers in simple yellows and reds. Marigolds are beautiful flowers – if you know the right varieties to grow. And if their beauty isn’t enough to win you over, their potential in a diversified garden surely will. There’s hardly an easier annual flower to…
If you’re not already growing marigolds in your vegetable garden, you need to be! Marigolds have long been used to organically manage common vegetable pests, and science is beginning to prove what many gardeners have always believed–that marigolds are distasteful to a number of bad bugs and crawling nuisances. French and African marigolds produce a…