Most of us have asked ourselves why our cucumbers don’t look like the perfectly straight, uniform cucumbers at the grocery store. For some of us, it’s not a big deal, but some gardeners really want to grow something that not only tastes better than store-bought cucumbers but also looks better. And it’s way easier to … Read more
Despite being one of the first vegetables gardeners try to grow, growing large, uniform carrots is a challenge. There are many reasons why your carrots may not be growing properly or not growing at all. Carrots grow best when directly sown, otherwise they may not grow properly. Carrots also have germination issues since they need … Read more
Cilantro really grows like a weed, and often self-seeds so a cilantro patch often cultivates itself year after year, but when starting your own cilantro from seed, I’ve noticed a lot of people have had trouble with it. This year I also had difficulty growing cilantro. I had very, very poor germination rates, maybe less … Read more
Although a long-cultivated vegetable, kohlrabi is only recently becoming more popular. It’s a very easy crop to grow, is a little more resilient to pests than its cabbage and kale cousins, but one of the most common problems people encounter with kohlrabi is when the kohlrabi bulbs are not forming I had this problem for … Read more
You walk through your garden one lovely morning and everything is going well until you notice some green tomatoes sitting on the dirt underneath your tomato plants. It’s a tomato grower’s worst nightmare, especially when you’ve been looking forward all season to taste your own homegrown tomatoes. Fortunately, there are some things you can do … Read more
This spring I decided to plant a lot of beets. Unfortunately, I kind of forgot about them and ended up with a bunch of woody beets. This is a relatively common problem with beets, and there are several possible reasons for it, so I made a checklist and found out for myself why I had … Read more