If you've ever been enjoying a squash, melon, or cuke harvest only to have the vines suddenly whither and spill something that looks like sawdust ("frass," in botanical terms), you've probably run afoul of the squash vine borer. This creepy little worm is the larva of a small red … [Read more...]
How to Dry Onions For Storage
Most onions respond well to organic gardening methods, so if you decide to try some in your garden, you may end up with a bigger yield than you expect. So once again, you may be out canvassing the neighborhood with free veggies at the end of the season. If that doesn't appeal to … [Read more...]
Forget sunscreen! Did you know you can use broccoli to fight sunburn?
Is broccoli being overlooked as THE summer vegetable? Broccoli sprout extract, sulforaphane, has been researched for sun protection and skin cancer prevention. Could broccoli extract become your next sun protection focus? Here’s more information on a study by Johns Hopkins … [Read more...]
Growing Organic Celery
Do you crave the crunchy snap of fresh, top-notch celery? Unfortunately, it's hard to get good organically grown celery, and commercially grown celery tends to be contaminated with relatively high concentrations of pesticide residues—more so, in fact, than most other vegetables. … [Read more...]
Blanch and Force Vegetables for Better Flavor
As every veteran gardener knows, not all vegetables taste best (or are even edible!) when allowed to grow the way they want to. For example, bolting (unrestrained flowering) ruins the taste of many green leafy plants, while rhubarb leaves are poisonous at the best of times -- and … [Read more...]
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