Leafy greens encompass a variety of garden plants with edible leaves. This category guides you through growing and caring for these nutritious garden staples.
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…
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…
Sage (Salvia officinalis) is the edible form of sweet-scented salvias grown in ornamental borders. Until recently, sage was a reliable perennial herb in almost every climate. However, due to shifting weather patterns, wetter winters, and drier summers, these once-resilient plants are becoming harder and harder to keep. In this article we’ll look at the conditions…
Oregano can theoretically survive winter outdoors in almost every climate and is hardy right down to -30°F (for reference, that covers most of Alaska!). So why is it so hard to grow outdoors here, and what can gardeners do to help oregano survive winter? Well, the answer lies more in the type of winter than…
We’ve all been there before – the weather is finally improving, the garden is bursting with new growth and all is well, except – what is that? Why is your lettuce turning into a small tree? If you’re growing lettuce for the first time and wondering why it’s getting so tall, you’re in the right…
Kohlrabi is one of those vegetables that’s supposedly easy to grow, and fast-maturing if you’re selecting early cultivars. But, for some reason, I always run into problems when trying to grow it to a decent size. I’m sure it has a lot to do with my climate – lingering winters and short rainy springs –…