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
The more you garden, the more perceptive you are about pests on your plants. Anything that doesn’t look like a bee or a spider is a suspect. So when you see ants crawling on your pepper plants, it’s natural to be concerned. But are ants on your pepper plants always a bad sign? Fortunately, ants … Read more
Cucurbits are one of the most popular families of plants grown in many gardens. This family consists of cucumbers, winter and summer squash, cucamelons, gourds, and various melons. Even the loofah (Luffa) you use in the shower is the mature, dried out skeleton of a fruit from a cucurbit. If you’re growing at least one … Read more
Gardeners are always trying to find ways to grow sweeter melons, and it’s even more important when growing cantaloupes. A tart strawberry can still taste good, but an unsweet cantaloupe will put a lot of people off. Fortunately, there are not only ways to increase the sweetness of your cantaloupes on the vine but there … Read more
There are few things more exciting for a gardener than seeing those first blooms of the season, whether they’re ornamental flowers or clusters of little pepper blossoms. Knowing how pepper plants flower can help you increase your yields and troubleshoot potential problems in the garden. Explained below are some of the common questions regarding pepper … Read more
Carrots are often one of the first root vegetables people grow at home, but they have a reputation for being fussy growers, with most complaints stemming from harvesting small or deformed carrots. The carrot taproot (the part we eat) requires loose and stone-free soil to grow properly. This has led many gardeners to question whether … Read more