How to Make Your Cherries Bigger and Grow Faster
I adore cherries. I remember one of the first times as a child that I pulled a fresh, ripe cherry from a tree and plopped it in my mouth. To …
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Sun and Soil Requirements for Growing Pumpkins
Pumpkins like to feel the sun. All day. As you set up a spot for your pumpkin vines, look for space that gets full sun. If your garden climate is …
10+ Food Gardening Gadgets We Love
Gardening is only work if you make it! Maybe it's because I'm an elder-millennial, but I am totally fine with scoping out the latest gardening gadgets. Sure, I've wasted plenty …
Watering, Weeding, and Fertilizing your Pumpkin Plants
Watering Your Pumpkin Plants
Once your pumpkins are settled in—whether it’s in a container, a raised bed, or open ground—consistency is key when it comes to watering. If you don’t get …
Dealing with Pumpkin Diseases
Like all food crops, pumpkins are susceptible to various fungal diseases. Your best weapons against these are best planting practices, which help prevent disease in the first place.
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The Boysenberry Saga
From my angle, The Boysenberry Saga started when Paul, my husband Mike’s brother, married Carrie, his talented, upbeat lady fair in 1976. It was at their wedding reception that I …
How to Stop Vegetable Blight from Ruining Tomatoes
I don't like to write about vegetable blight. Usually, when someone starts asking about it, it's already too late. That's especially true in smaller gardens where you may only have …
Dealing With Hot Pepper Diseases
Like all food crops, hot peppers are susceptible to various fungal diseases. Your greatest weapons against these are best planting practices, which help prevent disease in the first place.
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Watering, Weeding, and Fertilizing your Hot Pepper Plants
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Once your hot peppers are settled in—whether it’s in a container, a raised bed, or open ground—consistency is key when it comes to watering. If you don’t get rain on …
Growing Hot Peppers in Containers
Hot peppers are easy to grow in containers. The key to happy container-grown hot pepper plants is to follow the plant—that is, transplant your pepper plant (gently!) as it grows. …
