A new rhubarb called KangaRhu is a recipient of a 2020 Green Thumb Award given out by the Direct Gardening Association. The awards are chosen by garden writers who judge garden plants and products on uniqueness, technological innovation, ability to solve a garden problem and their appeal to gardeners. It makes me happy to see ...
Read More | Just VeggiesAppThe All-America Selections judges gave a National Award to a tomato called Apple. That’s like naming your dog Kitten (I had a friend who did that, actually). And while the dog named Kitten in no way resembles a cat, Apple Yellow tomato is indeed reminiscent of an apple—a Golden Delicious, in fact. And, doubling down ...
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 VeggiesTurnips have never been an appealing crop to me, but I have found a variety this fall that I will just have to try in my garden next season. It’s called the Macomber Turnip. Never heard of it? Then you haven’t visited the south coast of Massachusetts. The Macomber Turnip is named for two brothers ...
Read More | Just VeggiesA friend gifted me with a small bag of garlic bulbs to do with as I wish. She had harvested and cleaned them herself, and she said I could plant them or cook with them—they’re good for either purpose. The bag contained a number of different garlic varieties in varying sizes and skin and striation ...
Read More | Just VeggiesWhy do corn leaves turn red? That was my sister’s text to me last week. Actually, she sent me a photo of her Northern Virginia garden, focused in on her corn crop, and asked, “What is going on with our corn?” The corn crop wasn’t robust, with corn height varying and that strange reddish tint ...
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