Cucumbers 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 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 ...
Read More | Just VeggiesBeing a 365-day vegetable gardener is possible for most everyone and not just for those in warmer climates. Sure, for many gardeners January (and February and even March) may look like a windowsill full of herbs or a south-facing cold frame filled with leafy greens. Gardening and harvesting have their ebbs and flows—busier and slower ...
Read More | Just VeggiesIt’s time to start thinking about your fall vegetable garden. I know, I know, it’s the middle of July and the summer season has just hit its stride. Tomatoes are coming on, peppers are ripening (mine have come earlier than usual) and everything in the squash family is growing and producing exponentially every day. But ...
Read More | Just VeggiesSugar Basket is the type of tomato that dovetails perfectly with last month’s topic of tomatoes appropriate for growing in containers. You might recall that in my post about Container Tomatoes, I mentioned that not all tomatoes are cut out to be grown for a whole season within the confines of a container, whether that ...
Read More | Just VeggiesWith container gardening becoming more and more commonplace for folks growing vegetables, I thought I would tell you about a new line of award-winning containers that you might consider for the upcoming gardening season. The new collection of planters called the Crescent Too Circular Positive Planter Collection from Crescent Garden is the winner of a ...
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