Years ago going out to my home garden after heavy rainfall, I noticed the bottoms of some of my green tomatoes had brown spots at the very bottom and I wondered what caused this? Through my years of experience and…
When working in the garden on a typical warm sunny morning and trimming dead leaves off your tomato plant nothing is more frustrating than accidentally knocking off a big beautiful green tomato before its ready to be picked. Fortunately, there…
When walking out to your garden after heavy rain it can be frustrating to see some of your growing tomatoes split and cracking. It can happen at any stage of a tomato’s development whether they are ripe or green. Through…
I enjoy growing tomatoes and walking out to your vegetable garden in the morning and seeing tomato blossoms on the ground is never a welcome sight. This makes you ask the question “Why are my tomato flowers falling off?” Don’t…
Serrano peppers are wonderful. They add so much fresh flavor to salads, sauces, pasta, tacos, and even pizza toppings. Because serrano peppers are a regularly used ingredient in our diet, they are a great pepper to grow in your vegetable…
Planting time in your vegetable garden is a great time of year, but after pulling weeds and watching your tomato plants grow, it can be disappointing when some of the leaves on your tomato plants start to turn yellow. Through…
My husband and I have been starting pepper seeds indoors for years. We have grown also sorts of peppers, including cayenne peppers, jalapeños, Carolina reapers, bell peppers, ghost peppers, and Trinidad scorpion peppers to name a few. To do this…
To establish a solid foundation, you have to decide where exactly that foundation will be. When it comes to gardening, that foundation can take the form of either a raised bed garden or an in-ground garden – or a combination…
The soil used for planting peppers will impact the growth of your peppers more than expected. The right soil used will help improve the availability of the plant’s nutrients. It will provide the best food, help with good drainage and…
Composting statistics show that there are numerous advantages of using compost in your garden, so much so that using compost should be considered a requirement for a thriving garden. As compost breaks down, it allows your soil to maintain its…