Growing fava beans will not only give you a great crop of beans, but they will also benefit your garden. Known as broad beans, fava beans are a cool-season crop that produce large, flavorful beans. And as a member of the legume family, fava beans will improve your soil’s fertility in the process. Unlike many ...
Read More | Just VeggiesI have purchased fresh ginger at the grocery store for decades, and never did I once contemplate the fact that you can grow this at home. A tropical plant that is grown for its flavorful underground rhizomes, ginger can be grown in non-tropical locales if given the right conditions. Getting Started with Ginger The ...
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 ...
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