Broccoli is the best and tastiest vegetable you likely aren’t eating enough of. And if you are eating it, you’re not eating the best part—the stems! These are bold statements for me to make and mostly subjective, but chances are I am at least 90% correct when it comes to your eating habits. According to ...
Read More | Just VeggiesSummer is here and with that brings brings plenty of sunshine, heat, and in much of the US: a drought. Here are my top 5 choices for the best drought-tolerant plants for containers. Geranium Geraniums are the quintessential summer flower in the midwest and possibly the best drought-tolerant plants for containers As a child, my ...
Read More | Container CornerMy love for eggplant is a recent thing, and thanks to All-America Selections, one of their 2022 AAS Winners for 2022, and eggplant variety named Icicle, I will be growing a very cool white-skinned version of this vegetable next summer. Icicle Description As I said, Eggplant Icicle, from the breeders at Known-You Seed America Corporation, ...
Read More | Just VeggiesPumpkin Blue Prince, a 2020 National Winner in All-America Selections’ Edible category, is certainly deserving of both its AAS Winner status and of its “prince” name. What makes it “princely”? It’s a benefit for home gardeners when a vegetable variety checks off both the “great taste” and “decorative” boxes, as Pumpkin Blue Prince does. It’s ...
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