Leggy seedlings are pretty common among veggies in the brassica family. But, that doesn’t make it any less frustrating when it happens. To help fix your leggy brassica seedlings and strengthen them up, make sure they are getting enough sunlight, aren’t being exposed to high temperatures, and have enough room between each other. In this…
If you’ve ever grown beans before, you know just how quickly the sprouts can start to emerge from the soil. But sometimes, this fast growth can quickly lead to leggy seedlings which are less than ideal for the life and health of your beans. If your bean seedlings have gone leggy, then move them into…
One of my favorite additions to the garden is the sunflower. But sometimes, starting sunflower seeds doesn’t always yield the strong seedlings that I’m looking for. Sometimes the seedlings become leggy. If you’re reading this article now, then that’s probably happened to yours too. So, what can we do about it? To fix leggy sunflower…
From hot summer afternoons and icy winter mornings to the age of plants and their overall conditions, there are dozens of factors that can impact how and when we water. But, is there a best time of day to water your plants? Or is it all just a gardening myth? Well, yes and no. The…
Writing this on a below-freezing day seems appropriate. We’ve just avoided the first frost, lifted our tender perennials, and staked overwintering kale, sprouts, and broccoli. The beds are weeded, scrubbed down and, those that need it, are covered with fleece tunnels. Yet, with twelve more weeks of true winter, and plenty of cold spring nights…
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…