Alpine strawberries are making a guest appearance in this vegetable-focused Just Veggies blog. I believe this itty bitty fruits may win you over the staunchest vegetable gardener. That’s because these berries, botanically known as Fragaria vesca, are packed with concentrated strawberry flavor, and their aroma is equally power-packed, compared to their larger, more common strawberry ...
Read More | Just VeggiesMy 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 VeggiesThe Mexican Sour Gherkin Cucumber (a.k.a. cucamelon) from Burpee is the latest new-to-me edible for my garden. More on that in a second. First, I want to tell you a little story. When I was a kid, one of the treats my mom would give us was a canned fruit cocktail. I loved its sweet ...
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 ...
Read More | Just VeggiesOne of my greatest discoveries as a gardener was the Solomon's Seal hidden in our very own property. Did I mention that when we first bought our property, it really was an impenetrable jungle of Autumn olives, invasive honeysuckles and floribunda roses. We literally had to ask the seller’s permission to whack a few paths ...
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