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What is Crop Rotation: Advantages and Specifics
What is crop rotation to the home gardener? Like you, I usually think of crop rotation in terms of bigger commercial farms, or even large home gardens. If you have …
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Dealing with Beet Diseases
Like all food crops, beets are susceptible to various fungal diseases. Your best weapons against these are best planting practices, which help prevent disease in the first place. …
Planting Lettuce in the Ground
Lettuce is a cool-weather crop, and can even survive a light frost. In most cases, it has a strong dislike of heat—although you can find some heat-tolerant varieties. …
17 Quick Growing Vegetables For Restless Gardeners
We all know that some of the joy of gardening is just being outdoors or getting some dirt under our nails. But let’s not kid ourselves, either. We also know …
Marvelous Cauliflower: All You Need to Know about this Cruciferous Veggie, from Planting to Eating
In this month’s Food Gardening Magazine, you get everything you need to know about planting cauliflower, growing cauliflower, and harvesting cauliflower—cauliflower in the garden is a feast for the senses! …
Loaded Cauliflower
Do you know what's great? Baked potatoes with all the fixins. You know what I'm talking about: sour cream, bacon, cheddar cheese—the works! Well, why not apply that principle to …
Essential Tools and Equipment for Growing Cauliflower
Caring for cauliflower requires the right tools for the job, and you’ll also find there are special tools for preparing cauliflower in the kitchen. …
Dealing with Cauliflower Diseases
Like most crops, cauliflower is susceptible to certain diseases, which are in turn promoted by pest damage. Here are some of the diseases you should look out for. …
Dealing with Cauliflower Pests
Vigilance is your best weapon in the fight against cauliflower pests. If you see discoloration, wilting, holes in the leaves, damage to stems or roots, or insect infestation or eggs, …
Blanching and Harvesting Cauliflower
Blanching is an important part of the cauliflower-growing process. This procedure protects white cauliflower heads from too much sun, keeping them nice and white for your table. …
