Edible Gardening

Everyone wants to get the most out of the things they have and that is no different for the garden. You would be surprised how much more you can get out of your garden by following these simple steps. These steps have helped my garden…

These are the essential tools that you should own to get your gardening done with ease. It’s also a good beginner list of garden tools that will give you a great foundation to help create your beautiful garden. Garden Spade or Shovel: You…

A plant which produces both potatoes and tomatoes, described as a “veg plot in a pot”, has been launched in the UK. The TomTato can grow more than 500 sweet cherry tomatoes while producing white potatoes. Horticultural mail order company…

How To: Place the white tips in water in a sunlit window. After a few says green shoots will begin to appear. Transfer onions to a glass or jar. Use scissors to cut off onions greens as neded.

When to Plant : Plant in fall, about 6 weeks before hard frost. Set large, firm individual cloves point up in well-prepared soil, burying cloves an inch or two below ground level in mild zones, and at twice that depth in cold-winter areas.…

When to Plant : For a head start, plant seeds indoors 6 weeks before the last frost. Peppers can be planted outdoors when frost is no longer a threat and the soil is reasonably warm. Watering : Water regularly, but too much water will…

Peppers by Heat Scale : Bhut Jolokia (Scoville 1,000,000) Red Savina (up to Scoville 580,000) Habanero (Scoville 500,000) Scotch Bonnet (Scoville 250,000) Malagueta (Scoville 100,000) Murupi (Scoville 60,000) Fidalga (Scoville…

When to Plant : Beans are sensitive to cold and do not transplant well. Direct-sow seed outdoors when all danger of frost has passed. You can sow seed every 2 to 4 weeks for continuous harvesting. The Soil : Good topsoil enriched with…

Basically, a good rule to remember is that if you grow a plant for the fruit or the root, it needs full sun. If you grow it for the leaves, stems, or buds, a little shade will be just fine. Salad Greens, such as leaf lettuce, arugula,…

When to Plant : Extremely frost sensitive, corn planted in soils cooler than 55 degrees (65 for super-sweet varieties) fails to germinate or has very poor germination. Direct-sow only after night temperatures are consistently in the 50s.…