Growing parsley in winter is one of the surprising gardening delights of the season. I was reminded of this during a recent walk through my neighborhood on a 32F day. In fact, it may have been colder than that. The otherwise brownish-hued community garden contained pops of green emitting from both this resilient herb and ...
Read More | Just VeggiesSome of your vegetable plants may be dead or dying and some may be A-okay if temperatures have dipped to 32F or below in your area. If it’s cold where you are, your tomatoes and squash are certainly goners. But your kale, cabbage and Swiss chard are doing fine, even after a coating of frost. ...
Read More | Just VeggiesNot all pumpkins are orange, and the new Buckskin pumpkin from Burpee is a great example of that. Buckskin is more of a buff color than a Jack-O-Lantern type orange. However, if you look inside, Buckskin is indeed the rich and deep orange you’d expect of a pumpkin. Buckskin is in that rare pumpkin category ...
Read More | Just VeggiesThe basil variety called Pesto Party is your solution if your generic Genovese basil plants let you down each summer. I’ve been growing my Pesto Party plants for three months now and I couldn’t be happier. Why? Because this variety solves three common basil problems I have experienced in the past. Cold Weather Tolerance All ...
Read More | Just VeggiesIf you’ve been having a hard time keeping up with watering your container garden, the Blumat watering systems from Sustainable Village are just what the doctor, er, I mean the horticulturist ordered. The systems employ the physics of water pressure, not an electric pump, to distribute water where your plants need them—and that place is ...
Read More | Just VeggiesCucurbit Downy Mildew has been spotted in New Hampshire. That’s the announcement that came into my inbox earlier this week from the University of Massachusetts Extension Program. Not really knowing what Cucurbit Downy Mildew is compared to other mildews that might strike my cucumbers and other crops in the cucurbit family, I decided to investigate. ...
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