Category: Growing Vegetables
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Protecting Plants During Winter
Do plants need winter protection? Winter is hard on any plants. It is a period when plants stop growing and focus on survival until spring comes again. Most perennial plants spend the winter hibernating in their roots and/or stems. Some plants are well adapted to cold weather, and usually don’t need added protection. They use…
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Eating Pumpkins
Lost in pumpkins and squash? Don’t toss your jack-o-lanterns! Find uses for them here.
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Eating Green Tomatoes
In cold places, we rush to harvest all our tomatoes before the first hard freeze. A lot of that fruit never has a chance to ripen. What does a thrifty person do with so many green tomatoes?
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Starting The Garden Early (Impatient Gardening)
I’m anxious to get my garden in the ground. There have been times when I have been so ready to grow things that I end up killing all my seedlings because I put them outside before a late frost hits. The thing is, my climate only has about 100 days of growing season. Certain plants…
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Tips for Controlling Bindweed and Other Weeds
Bindweed is probably the bane of all gardener’s existence. Bindweed and morning glories are small vining plants that quickly overtake landscapes and gardens when left unchecked. Controlling any weeds takes diligence in the garden, but bindweed takes more effort than most. Below are some tips backed by science and experience to help you in your…
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