Category: Fruits Herbs and Veggies

February 4, 2022

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Growing Garden Potatoes

One of the staple crops in both home and community gardens is potatoes. Growing garden potatoes is not difficult if you have the knowledge upfront to make you successful. Growing Garden Potatoes Soil Preparation One...

June 26, 2021

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Growing Issues With Tomatoes

If you grow tomato plants each year, you will eventually run into one of the following growing issues with tomatoes. Some you can prevent, others you can not. #1 Blossom End Rot of Tomato This...

May 4, 2021

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Disease & Pests of Beans

Diseases & Pests of Beans When growing any type of bean plant you might run into a few hiccups during the growing season. Below are diseases & pests of beans that you need to be...

July 10, 2020

Fruits Herbs and Veggies/Garden Pests

Tomato Pests

Tomato Pests Got yourself tomato pests?  Let’s go over a few of the common ones you might see, or the damage they might leave behind on occasion.

April 10, 2020

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Starting Broccoli From Seed

Starting Broccoli From Seed Starting broccoli from seed must be done indoors in late winter and early spring. Broccoli does not like hot weather, it tends to need to be fully established before the hot...

January 25, 2019

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Choosing Healthy Garden Plants

Choosing Healthy Garden Plants When it comes to choosing healthy garden plants, you have two choices; planting seeds or buying plants. Both have their own benefits.

January 20, 2019

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Look To Nature When Deciding When To Plant Yearly Vegetable Gardens

Look To Nature When Deciding When To Plant Yearly Vegetable Gardens There has never been a fast and hard rule for timetables for the weather.  Each year planting is different and can vary from the...

December 26, 2018

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Testing Seed Germination

  Testing Seed Germination How long does it take seeds to germinate? There is a way to know when this will occur fairly easily by testing seed germination and how long it takes seeds to...

November 23, 2018

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Choosing a Location For Garden

Choosing A Location for Your Garden Want to start a garden? One of the most important decisions is choosing a location for your garden. Without a doubt, it means simply doing the best one can...

July 6, 2018

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Growing Herbs

Growing Herbs If you enjoy plants and want to try your hand at growing herbs, try growing these 6 easy to grow varieties.

July 5, 2018

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Plant in Full Sun

Plant In Full Sun In order to choose a plant, you need to know what plant in full sun really means. It is fairly simple, let me explain.

June 19, 2018

Fruits Herbs and Veggies/Garden Pests

Low Down on Neem Oil For Plants

Low Down on Neem Oil For Plants Neem oil is fantastic if you purchase the correct kind and use it properly. Most of the time when I hear someone complain that Neem oil didn’t work for...

September 12, 2017

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Fish Pellets as Fertilizer

Fish Pellets as Fertilizer Whenever I can I like to use organic fertilizers.  People ask me all the time how I grow such mammoth rhubarb plants and I always grin and I say I’m not...

September 2, 2017

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Growing Weeks Needed For Fall Crops

Growing Weeks Needed for Fall Crops Wondering how many growing weeks are needed for a certain fall crop?  I’ve made  a simple guide to give you a clear idea.  You will want to bookmark or...

October 23, 2016

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Growing Lemongrass

Growing Lemongrass Up until last year, I didn’t even have a clue what lemongrass was. It is an obsession of my teenage daughter’s. To cut costs I wanted to try my hand at growing lemongrass.