Growing potatoes is rewarding, inexpensive, and fun. These tuber plants can be grown on a large scale, for commercial purposes, or in a backyard garden. Gardeners may opt to plant them in an...
Category: Vegetables
Cucumbers are a relatively low-maintenance fruit to plant, but it’s not uncommon to experience growing problems. Sometimes you look forward to a bumper crop, and instead you could barely fill a...
After putting in all the effort required in your vegetable garden, your cucumbers are finally blooming. You’re sure of a bountiful harvest with all the flowers on your cucumber plants. But wait,...
Now and then, even the most experienced gardeners cut the top off a tomato plant, thinking it's a sucker. Other times, the top breaks off due to bad weather, rough handling, and improper trellising....
Most people expect their carrots to be big and lusciously orange when they pull them from the soil, so it can be frustrating when they haven't grown as much as expected. So, why are your carrots...
Lettuce or Lactuca sativa, is a leafy green harvested as a food source. The plant is tasty, high in minerals, and used in a variety of dishes, including salads, soups, and juices. However, it’s...
