Just Veggies with Ellen Wells

When you’re raised on a farm, you can’t help but know a thing or two about gardening. Ellen Wells is our expert on edible gardening. She is also Editor-at-large, Green Profit, and Editor, GrowerTalks.

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Growing Sweet Potatoes

I enjoy sweet potatoes immensely. I didn’t eat them often growing up because I lived on a farm that grew...

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Passion Fruit that is winter hardy to -4F, or about Zone 6b? Yes, it’s true....

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Phytophthora Blight may be throwing a wrench into your pumpkin and winter squash crops as...

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Alternaria Leaf Spot might be popping up on your broccoli, Brussels sprout, cauliflower and other...

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A New Control Method for Earwigs

Earwigs have been devastating my vegetable garden this year. They’ve been running rampant in my...

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The fall-appropriate Spooky Red Pumpkin Pepper.
Spooky Red Pumpkin Pepper

This isn’t a post about pumpkins and peppers. It’s a post about “pumpkin peppers,” a...

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