Melons do not mind their manners – at least as far as their growth habits are concerned. A single...
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Food Gardening
Grafted tomatoes
For the past few years, I’ve been hearing more and more about grafted tomatoes. Last year...
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Harvesting garlic scapes? Blend them into this garlic scape pesto recipe
In late spring, when the delightfully loopy garlic scapes appear between the leaves of my fall-planted...
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Good carrots gone wrong
It’s a common tale. A bed of carrots is seeded, they sprout and start to grow, and a harvest...
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Growing beans: pole versus runner
I love growing beans! In my garden, I grow primarily pole beans, while my mother-in-law grows runner...
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Fast-growing vegetables: 8 options for a harvest in six weeks or less
In my vegetable garden, I want to grow as much food as possible. Planting fast-growing vegetables...
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