2nd Nature Organic Plant Food might just be the environmentally responsible, easy to use and effective plant nutrition product you’re looking for your vegetable garden. Let’s address the elephant in the room first, though—2nd Nature is made from black soldier fly larvae frass. If you’re unfamiliar with the term “frass,” think of it as insect ...
Read More | Just VeggiesAdding worms to your gardening routine has numerous benefits, including improving soil health, reducing waste, and helping your vegetables grow to be their finest. Worms such as red wigglers and European Nightcrawlers are commonly used in three different ways: vermicomposting systems, outdoor compost piles, and directly in garden beds. A Worm “Apartment” I started my ...
Read More | Just VeggiesCucumbers are one of the easiest vegetables I have grown. They grow quickly and give you plenty to harvest for the effort you put in, and that is super rewarding. If you’re planting a garden or potting up a few vegetable containers for the patio, you should definitely consider cucumbers. You may have questions about ...
Read More | Just VeggiesGrowing cilantro is worth the time and effort in more ways than one. Grow it for the bright, distinctively flavored leaves that elevate everything from tacos to curries, then let it flower and you’ll have yourself some coriander seed—an entirely different flavor from the same plant. The key to successfully growing cilantro is understanding its ...
Read More | Just VeggiesI interrupt this vegetable-focused blog to bring you a fruit—Mojo Berry—a mulberry worthy of your attention. To look at the fruits quickly you think, “Wait… is that a blackberry?” It’s not. Despite the name and the look of it, Mojo Berry is, in fact, a compact mulberry, botanically known as Morus rotundiloba ‘Mojo Berry’. The ...
Read More | Just VeggiesTraditional radishes are famous for their (typically) red swollen roots and quick crop time. But did you know there’s another type of radish? I did not until just this week! The heirloom rat tail radish rat tail radish turns the traditional idea of a radish upside down. Instead of forming an underground bulb, this unusual ...
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