Few things are more satisfying than peeking under pepper foliage in the middle of summer to find loads of peppers hanging off the branches. Occasionally, you may notice a pepper growing upside down. Or, you might have bought a pepper plant from the nursery and ended up with all your peppers growing upright. This is … Read more
Garlic is one of the easiest vegetables to grow, and although garlic can thrive in a variety of environments, those big garlic bulbs can be elusive. It’s normal to have garlic bulbs of different sizes, with some small and some large, but if consistently small garlic is usually a sign of some issue holding them … Read more
Gardeners looking for more compact, productive tomato plants shouldn’t overlook dwarf tomatoes. Dwarf tomato plants offer a wide variety of unique flavors, shapes, and sizes of tomatoes, sometimes performing better than conventional determinate tomatoes of the same size. Read more to know all about dwarf tomatoes, how to grow them, and where to find seeds. … Read more
Rosemary is a fragrant, perennial, evergreen herb that adds delicious flavor to many recipes. It’s also one of the easiest herbs to grow, and growing herbs like rosemary is a simple way to start saving on your grocery bill (pound for pound, fresh herbs are very expensive). The only downsides of growing rosemary are that … Read more
Bok choy is a versatile and fast-growing leafy green that’s as good fresh as it is in stir-fries, and it’s very quick to mature, giving you a harvest in as little as 6 weeks. But while bok choy is a fast grower, it’s unfortunately also fast to flower. If you notice your bok choy starting … Read more
Plant hardiness zones correspond to areas with different extreme minimum temperatures. Plant hardiness zones do not determine the length of your growing season, only the average extreme winter temperature. In the northern hemisphere, generally the more north you go, the colder the extreme temperatures. However, this is not always the case. Mountainous areas will have … Read more