• Spring Garden Prep Tips

    Spring Garden Prep Tips

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    Spring is right around the corner. We had a fantastic sunny and warm day at the end of February, reminding me to prepare for Spring. As the clouds parted and the sun shone down on my humble garden, it was time to get to work and prepare for spring. Preparation is the key to a…

  • Can you grow carrots in a pot? The answer is yes, you can definitely grow carrots in a pot or container. Carrot, Daucus carota subsp. Sativus, is a root vegetable that can be easily grown in containers, planters, and window boxes. You don’t even need to be a well-experienced vegetable gardener to be able to…

  • Freshly harvested green beans can be canned easily so they can be stored or preserved for year-round use. Best green beans for canning are what we would be looking at in this post. Green bean which is also referred to as string beans is an easy vegetable to be grown in our garden and they…

  • Basil plan is a type of herb that can be grown in many different climates. It is a famous herb used in the kitchen and it offers a lovely aroma and sweet flavor to our recipes. Basil growing temperature needs to be known for a better outcome or yield. Basil herb can go well with…

  • You may have experienced your green bell pepper turning red after a while. Then you begin to wonder: Do green bell peppers turn red? Green bell pepper turning red is not a sign of an issue. It is easy to spot or differentiate a green bell pepper from a red bell pepper especially when you…

  • Ideally, tomato plants thrive well under a normal condition of at least six to eight hours of sunlight every day. But what about a situation whereby you live in a zone where you hardly get sunlight, especially in your garden? Then you ask yourself: Will tomatoes grow in shade? Well, the answer is yes! You…

  • Broadleaf plantain is a noxious weed that invades areas of open land. It produces large, showy banana-like flowers and fruits which contain toxic seeds that are not eaten by most herbivores. There are two methods for getting rid of broadleaf plantain in order to remove it from an area: chopping the plants down or burning…