In this podcast, Ellen Wells reviews how row covers can act as a cozy blanket, protecting fall crops underneath from damaging frosts, extending the growing season for several weeks. Where I garden, row covers can be a fall season saver. All that work and time I put into seeding, growing and tending a fall vegetable ...
Listen | Edible GardeningYour fall vegetable garden is best when you plan ahead. Start planning in late July for a bountiful harvest in October. It’s time to start thinking about your fall vegetable garden. I know, I know, it’s the middle of July and the summer season has just hit its stride. Tomatoes are coming on, peppers are ...
Listen | Edible GardeningSugar Basket tomato from Burpee is a small-fruited tomato plant that grows to less than 18 inches tall, perfect for small container gardens. Sugar Basket is the type of tomato that dovetails perfectly with last month’s topic of tomatoes appropriate for growing in containers. You might recall that in my post about Container Tomatoes, I ...
Listen | Edible GardeningSometimes you just need a weeding tool that works. That's what these uprooting tools do—remove the problem weed from the root. Weeding tools abound in garden centers and home improvement stores. A common hoe, once the only tool in the garden shed (or at least my garden shed) has lost its space in the tool ...
Listen | Gardening BasicsSweet potatoes are an easy and satisfying crop to grow, requiring warm soil temperatures, moisture and space to grow. I enjoy sweet potatoes immensely. I didn’t eat them often growing up because I lived on a farm that grew the other kind of potato, the generic white-fleshed, brown-skinned version. Truth be told, I prefer the ...
ListenTake into consideration characteristics such as height and fruit size when choosing a variety for your container tomatoes. Thanks to a resident groundhog and a rabbit family, container tomatoes have been lining my deck for several summers. It’s the best way to keep my tomatoes under my watchful eye and away from nibbling creatures. Not ...
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