Vegetables
There’s nothing quite as good as eating home grown veggies from the garden. While growing garden vegetables may seem daunting at first, learning how to grow vegetables yourself shouldn’t be intimidating. Most vegetable plants are easy to grow, and there are numerous types of vegetables that can be grown to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. Here you can learn everything from starting vegetable seeds and caring for vegetable plants throughout the season to harvesting your crops and storing them once it’s come to an end.
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Dragon’s Breath Peppers: Learn About Dragon’s Breath Pepper Plants
Dragon's Breath pepper plants are one of the hottest available. They’ve even beat out Carolina reaper peppers. Learn more about them here.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Differences Between Hansel And Gretel Eggplants
Hansel and Gretel eggplants are two different varieties that are very similar to each other, like the brother and sister from fairy tales. Read up on some Hansel and Gretel eggplant information to find out why these hybrids are desirable. Click here for more.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Snowbird Pea Info: What Are Snowbird Peas
A type of sweet, tender snow pea, Snowbird peas aren’t shelled like traditional garden peas. Instead, the crispy pod and small, sweet peas inside are eaten whole. Click here to learn about growing snowbird peas in the garden.
By Mary H. Dyer
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What To Do With Green Tomatoes From The Garden
What should you do with green tomatoes from the garden? Click here for lots of tasty ideas on how to use them.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Sweet Potato Soft Rot Treatment: Controlling Bacterial Soft Rot Of Sweet Potato Plants
Also referred to as sweet potato bacterial stem and root rot, bacterial sweet potato rot is favored by high temperatures combined with high humidity. The following article contains information on identifying the symptoms of sweet potato soft rot and how its control.
By Amy Grant
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Sweet Potato Internal Cork : What Is Sweet Potato Feathery Mottle Virus
Speckled leaves with purplish borders may be pretty but can be the sign of a serious disease of sweet potatoes a?? feathery mottle virus. The disease is transmitted by tiny insect vectors and can be difficult to diagnose and control. Learn more here.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Southern Pea Powdery Mildew Control – Treating Southern Peas With Powdery Mildew
It is important to recognize the symptoms of southern peas with powdery mildew in order to come up with a management plan before the problem becomes too severe. The following article contains information regarding southern pea powdery mildew control.
By Amy Grant
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Fusarium Wilt In Okra: Treating Okra Fusarium Wilt Disease In Gardens
Okra fusarium wilt is a likely culprit if you've noticed wilting okra plants, especially if the plants perk up when temperatures drop in evening. Your plants may not die, but the disease delays growth and decreases yields when harvest time rolls around. Learn more here.
By Mary H. Dyer
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How Low Of A Temperature Can Peas Stand?
While peas are able to take the cold and even flourish best in cool temperatures, how cold does it have to be before they are no longer able to tolerate the cold? Read here to find out.
By Heather Rhoades
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Leave Cucumber Plant Tendrils Attached
While they may look like tentacles, the thin, curly threads that come off the cucumber are actually natural and normal growths on you cucumber plant. These tendrils (not tentacles) should not be removed. Learn why here.
By Heather Rhoades
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Can You Grow Fennel In Pots: Learn How To Plant Fennel In Containers
Bulb fennel is grown for its large white bulbs that pair especially well with fish. But can you grow fennel in pots? Learn more about potted fennel plants and how to plant fennel in containers in this article. Click here for additional information.
By Liz Baessler
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Light Requirements For Tomatoes - How Much Sun Do Tomato Plants Need
Growing tomatoes and sun go hand in hand. Without enough sun, a tomato plant can't produce fruit. You may be wondering how much sun do tomato plants need and does my garden get enough sun for tomatoes? Find out here.
By Heather Rhoades
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Spacing Tomato Plants: How To Space Tomato Plants
Not only is temperature an important growth factor, but the spacing for tomato plants can affect their performance as well. Read the following article to learn more about how to properly space tomato plants.
By Amy Grant
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Harvesting Ramps In The Wild Or The Garden
Want to harvest delicious ramps in the wild and add a unique Allium flavor to your food? Click here to read more.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Chimera In Onions – Learn About Plants With Onion Leaf Variegation
Have onions with streaked leaves? If you have done everything by the ?book? and still have onion leaf variegation, what could be the issue? Click on the article that follows to get the answer to ?why are my onions variegated.?
By Amy Grant
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How To Store Onion Sets: Storing Onions For Planting
Perhaps you found a great early deal on onion sets or maybe you just didn't get to plant them last season. Either way, you need to store them until you are ready for planting, and this article will help with that.
By Heather Rhoades
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Keeping Kohlrabi Fresh: How Long Does Kohlrabi Keep
Kohlrabi is a cool-season vegetable grown for its enlarged stem or "bulb". If you aren't quite ready to use it at harvest, you may wonder how to store kohlrabi plants, and how long kohlrabi keeps. Find out about keeping kohlrabi fresh in this article.
By Amy Grant