My husband asked me to grow jicama this year. Something about it being crunchy and low calorie. My chef-daughter assures me that it is delicious in salads. Everyone I mention it to has had some and likes it, but I have never eaten it that I know of. However, I’m always up for trying to […]
How to Harden Off Your Seedlings Before Planting Them Outside
It is very important that you harden off any greenhouse seedlings before planting them permanently outside. This is also true for any purchased nursery plants that have been sheltered from direct sunlight. It’s kind of like a tan versus a sunburn, only it is much more life threatening for plants. (click on any photo to […]
How to Have a Successful Vegetable Garden
How do you define a successful vegetable garden? It helps to have a fairly concrete concept of this in order to actually decide if your garden is a success. It is far too easy to complain and negatively compare along the way, missing the beauty of what is. Instead, decide what you will call realistic […]
Taking the Mystery Out of Planting Garden Seeds
While it is true that the whole phenomena of seeds sprouting is rather mysterious, it doesn’t need to be a mystery to get them to sprout. The magic is all packaged to bursting in the seed and it is just waiting for the some basic signals that it is time to eject, as […]
The Pros and Cons of Container Planting
I have an acre to plant things on, but I still use containers for some things and in some places outside. That is because there are some aspects of planting in containers that are either useful or otherwise appealing. However, there are specific challenges when growing things in containers. Here is a list of […]