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Homegrown tomatoes are simply the best! My Grandma and my Mom both had a knack for growing them, and by some matter of luck or fate, that tomato growing gene …

Saving seeds from most fruits and vegetables is pretty straightforward. You wait until the crop has reached harvest time, harvest it, pull out the seeds, let them dry, and store …

Autumn is right on our doorstep, just as it will be coming to yours in due time. We can see it in the yellow leaves falling gracefully from the trees …

Have you ever selected and planted a beautiful young tomato plant only to find it growing erratically and under-producing? Or perhaps your plant buckles over under the weight of too …

If you are new to greenhouse gardening you may not have experienced issues with growing tomatoes. However, if you grow these plants long enough indoors you are sure to experience …

Although it may seem strange, and it certainly is a departure from conventional growing, many gardeners are embracing an interesting way of growing tomatoes… … upside down! This container method …

There is nothing quite like biting into a deliciously fresh and homegrown tomato. Tomatoes are a staple in almost all edible gardens and for good reason. Keeping your tomato plants …

Most backyard gardeners aspire to grow their own tomatoes, only to be overcome with issues along the way, leading them to give up completely. You may think you have a …

The United States of America is celebrating its semiquincentennial, 250th, anniversary this July. People are getting excited, and the celebrating has already begun. Every time I drive into town, I …

For a while now, there’s been advice floating around that you should always direct sow your zucchini and other summertime cucurbits instead of starting them indoors and transplanting them outside. …

Late spring – mid-May through early June – is a deceptive period of time for most gardeners, vegetable or ornamental. This is that weird time in the growing season, where …

Do you suck at growing peppers? I can fix that with three easy rules. It’s a bold claim, but I used to suck at growing peppers, too. I started paying …

Right now, millions of gardeners are out there digging in the dirt, sowing seeds, and putting carefully tended seedlings in the ground. They’re dreaming of fresh salads made up of …

A huge part of gardening is waiting. Waiting for the soil to warm up in the spring. Waiting for seeds to germinate. Waiting for seedlings to grow. Then there’s the …

Sweet corn is a summertime favorite and an easy vegetable to grow in your garden. But if you want large, juicy ears, studded with row after row of perfect kernels, …

The idea for this article stemmed from a list of tall plants that I made for my own garden. I’m of the firm belief that good fences make good neighbors, …

Like most green thumbs, I rarely say no to a trip to the garden center. Who doesn’t love the smell of damp earth and growing things? But like most skills …

In the early days of spring, few of us are thinking about the aphid infestation that’s looming come July, or the never-ending battle of the brassicas and the cabbage worms. …

Hold up! Before you put that pepper seedling in the ground, read this. There are a few important things you need to do when it comes time to transplant your …

Get on board with my favorite way to grow spuds – the 5-gallon bucket. Inexpensive and accessible, easy and satisfying, there’s no better way to grow spuds than with the …

Now that my tomato seedlings are underway, I’m turning my attention to planting flowers once again.  I have two large boxes of flower seeds that I’ve saved over my years …

Whether it’s your first time growing onions and you have no idea where to start, or you’ve never had good luck growing them in the past, we’re going to get …

One of my biggest pet peeves with kale is the long, hard stem that runs up the center of the leaf. It’s the most bitter part of the leaf, and …

Zinnias are such dependable flowers, yet I didn’t think I could grow them for longer than I care to admit. I may have been a bit biased against them because …