Mustard is grown for its seeds and leaves. The seeds are the ingredient inthe common prepared mustard condiment. Mustard is easy to grow from seed at home, even in cooler climates, and often grows as a volunteer plant in gardens. Mustard seeds can be found in garden stores or gathered from...
Put a steamer basket over the water; be sure the water does not touch the basket. Put the shelled peas in the basket. Bring the water to a boil, then cover the pot. Cook until the peas art tender and bright green, about 2 to 4 minutes....
You can begin to harvest carrots as soon as they are big enough to eat, but sugars concentrate as carrots mature. When a carrot reaches the peak of maturity it will be the most vibrantly colored. Depending upon the color of the carrot that may mean it will be a vibrant orange, red, ...
Human hair helps as well, according to one reader who shares, “I used to have a problem with squirrels digging up my bulbs. Now, once in the spring and once in the fall, I ask my hairdresser to save a big bag of hair for me. I lightly dig this into the soil. Squirrels can not...
Arugula is a fast-growing, cool-season salad green that has a tangy, mustard-like flavor. Learn how to plant, grow, and harvest arugula in the garden!
Before sowing, improve the soil with some organic matter to improve water holding and add a dressing ofa general granular plant food. Most salad leaves can also be grown in small pots, window boxes, growing bags or planters. Grow some in containers on the windowsill to have them ready at ...
Music is such a big part of our culture and it's really exciting." "I think it's important to research and try to understand a genre of music from its roots to the top," he adds holding a book called Remixing Reggaetón: The Cultural Politics of Race in Puerto Rico...
Tree of Heaven By the name alone, Tree of Heaven sounds like it would be aniceplant. Unfortunately, that's not the case. This fast-growing tree can grow up to 70 feet with a dense root system that has the potential to damage man-made structures and sewers. They also produce a chemical...
Soft-neck garlic, by contrast, does not send up a woody stalk. Instead, it sends up strappy leaves. The absence of a stalk growing from the center of the bulb allows several smaller cloves to grow at the center of each head and larger cloves on the outside layer. Because of the layer...
Cabbage is a cool-weather crop. Grow cabbage in spring so that it comes to harvest before the summer heat or start cabbage in mid to late summer so that it comes to harvest during the cool days of autumn, winter, or early spring. Cabbages will grow in most soils. They prefer short da...