In home vegetable garden popularity contests, green beans rank second only to tomatoes. Green beans are easy to grow, but gardeners do have to take measure to prevent diseases from damaging or destroying their bean crops. Green Bean Varieties Pole beans need support, but they are … [Read more...]
How to Grow Arugula
The fast-growing cool season green called arugula or rocquette is a favorite among gourmet chefs and home gardeners. It’s a popular addition to mesclun mixes; its musky, peppery taste adds interest to salads and soups. Arugula is rich in vitamin C and potassium. Arugula … [Read more...]
How to Grow Globe Artichokes
Globe artichokes are low in calories and sodium and high in vitamin C, folic acid, and magnesium. A good source of dietary fiber, artichokes are free of saturated fat and cholesterol. In other words, artichokes are healthy food. Globe artichokes and Jerusalem artichokes are … [Read more...]
Using Organic Fertilizers in the Garden
Fertility is a word that brings to mind the lushness of crops in the sunlight, an abundance of food, and the loveliness of growth. True crop fertility is a wonderful thing. However, since the green revolution we’ve associated fertility with fertilizer. What is a fertilizer, and … [Read more...]
Tomatoes Grow Great in Containers
Love fresh-picked tomatoes but don’t have any land to grow them? Don’t despair. If you have a sunny spot to put a container you can grow tomatoes, and it’s just as easy as growing them in the ground. It’s a pretty simple formula for growing tomatoes in containers: Right … [Read more...]
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