Starting with the Right Soil for Your Pea Plants
Having healthy pea plants starts with having great soil in which to grow them. Peas do best in loamy soil with good drainage. …
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Starting with the Right Soil for Your Ginger Plants
Plant your ginger in fresh soil; ginger prefers well-drained sandy or loamy soil. That can be a combination of potting soil and compost—just make sure that the soil is loose …
Blackberry Jalapeno Jelly
Here’s a spicy twist on a traditional favorite. Just leave out the peppers if you want simple blackberry jelly. For a hotter kick, add an extra pepper. Great on toast, …
Quick Pickled Cucumbers (Refrigerator Pickles)
When there are cucumbers, it’s time to pickle! Quick Pickled Cucumbers are just as its name suggests — they’re fast and easy to make, and can even serve as wonderful …
How to Spot, Treat, and Prevent Tomato Diseases
Tomato plant diseases are caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses. The diseases can spread through the soil, water, air, infected tools, animals, and even gardeners themselves. …
Soil Requirements for Growing Tomatoes
Having healthy tomato plants starts with having great soil in which to grow them, and there’s nothing like good old-fashioned compost to give your plants some of the organic materials …
Gardening on Wheels
The first time I got interested in growing something I was 7 or 8. I saw my mom break a leaf off her philodendron and put it in water …
Victory Gardens
Just to be clear here, I’m not a city gardener. I live in the country. The closest city to us, here in far northern Vermont, is Burlington (population 42,000) which …
Trespassing
When I can, I look for land for sale, midway between Raleigh, North Carolina, where the kids and grand-children live, and the Urgent Care office in Fayetteville, where I work. …
