All About Potato Sprouts
Potato sprouts are the developing stems of the potato. Leave a potato in storage long enough and sprouts will nearly always appear. Most gardeners deliberately sprout their potatoes before . Potato sprouts may have different colors depending on the variety…
How to Grow Swiss Chard
Swiss chard doesn’t have anything to do with Switzerland, but this easy vegetable should be in more gardens. It can be grown from spring into early winter. The leaves and ribs provide different eating options. About Swiss Chard Chard is a beet relative and is also known as silverbeet, as well as perpetual spinach. A Mediterranean native, it has deep green leaves with a succulent midrib. Some varieties have red,…
How to Grow Eggplants Indoors
If you don’t have room outdoors or you need to grow your eggplants indoors for other reasons, it’s possible as long as you provide them with enough light and heat. Grow them indoors by providing the tropical warmth and humidity…
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When to Plant for Beautiful Homegrown Lettuce
Lettuce is a cool-season vegetable and grows best during the spring and fall. It doesn’t perform well when temperatures become hot during the summer months. With some attention to timing and variety, home gardeners can have fresh lettuce throughout the growing season. Early Start Get an early start by sowing lettuce indoors or in a greenhouse a week before the last frost. Transplant those starts to the garden once any…
Rhubarb Care: Best Practices for Best Crop
Rhubarb is a garden staple for many, and this vegetable can be enjoyed in myriad ways. A gardener only needs to ensure proper nutrition and adequate water for the plant, and provide a minimal amount of hands-on care, to have…
Harvesting and Storing Asparagus
Asparagus spears are ready for picking from early spring through the end of June. Start picking the spears in the third year after planting crowns, but let them grow in the first and second years, because the ferns provide energy to the developing root system. Picking Asparagus Shoots The shoots are the first part of the asparagus plant to emerge in the spring. When left , the shoot turns into…