It’s amazingly easy to grow carrots in pots, whether in your house, garage, or greenhouse, and it’s so worth it! We’ve got all the info you need to grow great carrots indoors. Pick a Spot Carrots need sufficient sunlight, so…
Once a carrot has been harvested, it cannot be used directly to grow more carrots. However, the severed carrot tops can be used to grow carrot greens. Carrots not harvested and left to winter over will produce seeds which can then be used to grow more carrots. Keep reading to learn all about it! Growing Greens If you’d like to grow the pretty, lacy greens of the carrot plant, for…
When growing garlic, you have the choice of hardneck or softneck types. Each has its fans. The type of garlic you grow can affect flavor, keeping qualities, size and number of cloves, and other qualities. Hardneck garlic offers two crops,…
The Akebie or climbing cucumber (bot. Akebia quinata) comes from East Asia. As a tropical plant, it is only conditionally hardy. So far the attractive climbing plant with its fragrant flowers and edible fruits is not very widespread yet. Can I cultivate an Akebia quinata in a bucket? Not frost hardy plants are often cultivated in tubs so that they can easily be brought into winter quarters. This is also…
Once a carrot has been harvested, it cannot be used directly to grow more carrots. However, the severed carrot tops can be used to grow carrot greens. Carrots not harvested and left to winter over will produce seeds which can…
In order to gather a bountiful crop of onions for storing, you need to follow a few steps for the best ways to harvest. You don’t want to damage any of your onion crop by pulling them at the wrong time or damaging them with improper methods. Once you harvest your fresh onions, you can use several different storage methods that are best for you. Onion Varieties That Keep Well…