If you happen to find a pale blister-like patch on a fruit or vegetable, don't assume that it's damage caused by a disease or an insect pest. Your plant may be suffering from sunscald -- a sudden exposure to bright sunlight. Once the fruit or vegetable is damaged, it's an … [Read more...]
25 Ways You Should Use Salt Around the House
Ahh salt. We all love to salt our food, and in fact our bodies have to have some salt in order to live, especially to replace what we lose through perspiration and urination. But did you know that salt is useful for a lot more than just making a bland dish divine? Read our 25 … [Read more...]
Maximize Garden Harvest: Learn to Hand Pollinate
Anyone who's ever grown squash or related cucurbit vegetables (cucumbers, melons, squash, and pumpkins) has felt the agony of defeat when a female flower failed to get pollinated, resulting in a tiny fruit that dies away rather than maturing. This happens more often than it … [Read more...]
Thin Your Fruit to Prevent Rotting in Backyard Orchards
Though it can be comforting to eye those weighted-down branches on your fruit trees and anticipate the harvest, the sad fact is that fruit that's too tightly clustered on the tree can begin to rot. While there are chemical solutions to some of the factors that cause rotting, a … [Read more...]
Growing Roses from Collected Seeds
Roses are probably the most popular flower grown by organic gardeners, given their beauty, scent, and hardiness. However, all too often we ignore the opportunity to take advantage of a simple method of propagation, opting instead to cut their flowers and put them in vases. A … [Read more...]
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