Southern peas (Vigna unguiculata), also known as cowpeas, black-eyed peas or crowder peas, are technically beans, not peas. Like green peas (Pisum sativum), they are legumes, fixing nitrogen in the soil and enriching it for later crops. Unlike green peas, they thrive in hot … [Read more...]
8 Best Seed Companies for Organic Gardeners
Each year as winter wanes, gardeners are deluged with catalogs full of glossy photos and alluring descriptions of seeds. But now shoppers also like to browse them online. We've pulled together our top picks for seed companies and their catalogs and web sites. Here's why: Some … [Read more...]
Straw Bale Gardening 101: An Introduction
by Joel Karsten Are you sure that’s a garden?… It looks like you’re bringing goats into your backyard! What do you suppose your neighbors will say when they see you watering a bunch of straw bales lined up in your back yard this spring? The first question is usually, “Are … [Read more...]
Plant a Salsa Garden: The Five Ingredients to Grow for Fresh Garden Salsa
Salsa lovers can enjoy a particularly nutritious and delicious treat by growing all the ingredients for salsa right in their home gardens. Planting a Salsa Garden: What and When to Plant 1. Tomatoes Tomatoes are frost-sensitive plants. Start seedlings 6-8 weeks before the … [Read more...]
How to Grow Joseph’s Coat (Alternanthera)
Joseph's Coat is a tender perennial grown for its beautiful foliage. Its striking colors range in warm shades of reds, pinks, yellows, and coppers to cool shades of purples, and greens depending on variety. The leaves may also be found variegated or spotted with contrasting … [Read more...]
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