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Bad Bug: Leaf Hopper
If your legume leaves are turning yellow, potato leaves are turning brown or your rose leaves are stippled with white, you might have leafhoppers.
[ Posted in Growing Tips, Gardening, Pests ]
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Brussels Sprouts - Tips from Seed to Harvest
These nutritious miniature cabbages are often under celebrated and even disliked! Don’t give up on them though! It is well worth noting that often store bought Brussels sprouts are picked to early and it shows in their bitter flavor and tough texture. Picked fresh from the farm or garden after a few frosts settle, sweetens the flavor and makes them tender offering a whole different experience!
[ Posted in Growing Tips, Gardening ]
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Bugs To Watch Out For
These little buggers will eat your crops before you can! This is an excerpt from an article on Mother Earth News that is both informative and a little cheeky.
[ Posted in Growing Tips ]
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Carrots, Beets, Parsnips, and Similar Roots: Storage Tips
Storing food in small amounts is easy, but in larger quantities it can be tricky in our increasingly energy efficient homes. Root vegetables store best in the refrigerator. Here are some more tips for keeping them longer.
[ Posted in Kitchen Tips, Storage ]
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Celery
Celery is more than just crunch, it is also contains apigenin, a chemical that potentially helps to fight breast cancer according to a University of Missouri study. Learn more about how to cook and store this veggie from this tip taken from Asparagus to Zucchini.
[ Posted in Kitchen Tips ]
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Cilantro
Cilantro is best known for its role as an ingredient in fresh homemade salsas. The seeds of the cilantro plant, coriander, are also a popular spice and have quite a different flavor than the leaves.
[ Posted in Kitchen Tips, Meet the Veggies ]
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Companion Planting
Companion plants help each other to grow in some way. For instance, some plants can extract certain nutrients from the soil and make them more available for other plants.
[ Posted in Growing Tips, Gardening, Pests ]
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Cover Crops
Got an area in the garden that just is not going to get planted? Try a cover crop! Cover crops are crops that are grown simply to enhance soil quality, rather than to directly produce food for people. Cover crops provide food for the living soil.
[ Posted in Growing Tips, Gardening, Soil Life ]
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Deadheading Flowers
Deadheading your flowers—pulling or clipping spent blossoms off—will ensure better blooms throughout the season.
[ Posted in Growing Tips, Gardening ]
