Tomato gardening is a rewarding activity that can be done on a small scale in containers or a large scale in the garden. Choose the best seed or garden starters, transplant them properly, keep them warm and watered, and control tomato insects and diseases. Your tomato plants will … [Read more...]
Common Tomato Diseases
If you cultivate a vegetable garden, you may plan on planting a crop of tomatoes. In order to grow ripe, healthy tomatoes for your friends and family, you need to know how to recognize common tomato diseases. Recognizing a tomato disease early may allow you to take action in … [Read more...]
When and How to Harvest Onions
Onions are great crops to grow because you can harvest them whenever you want—thin the seedlings and use them like scallions or wait until the plants stop growing for mature onions. But how do you know when an onion plant stops growing? That’s a good question; just read on for … [Read more...]
Rhubarb for the Home Garden
Rhubarb is a perennial crop, which means it comes back year after year without replanting. It thrives in temperate climates; it needs winter temperatures below 40 degrees F and summer temperatures averaging 75 degrees or lower. The leafstalks of rhubarb are edible, but the leaves … [Read more...]
Everyone Can Grow Zucchini
Every summer the following joke circulates in Maine: Why do Mainers lock their cars in August? So people won’t dump zucchinis in the back seat! Zucchini is an easy and bountiful crop to grow. In fact, tasty slender zooks turn into oversized baseball bats almost overnight if you … [Read more...]
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