How to Grow Jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus) Filed Under: Gardening 101 Tagged With: harvesting wild yam, medicinal plants, wild yam root, wild yam vineLeave a Reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Notify me of fol...
How to Grow Peas How to Harvest and Store Peas Steamed peas and carrotsWhen the peas are ready, the simplest way to enjoy them is with butter, salt, and pepper. Pea, garden pea, and English pea are all the same. The pea is traditionally the first kitchen garden crop planted each year...
The simplest way to cook an artichoke is to trim away the thorny ends and stand it upright in a deep saucepan large enough to hold them snugly. Cook them covered in two inches of gently boiling salted water for 35 minutes or until the base can be pierced easily with a fork. Add a fe...
First and most important: If you’d currently use term “whack-a-mole” to describe the way dinner gets decided in your house, just a reminder that it’s okay to plan on the same tight rotation of recipes week after week because they are easy and (crucial) because you know everyone wi...
Grow plants that differ in height and root depth to take maximum advantage of the available space. Plants that can spill over edges and allow more space for others should be planted closer to the sides of the box. For instance, plant sweet potatoes with shallow-rooted plants...
Something to know is that all cassava produce toxic cyanide, but the two main edible varieties produce it in different amounts. “Sweet” cassava is the root most often sold for home cooking and has its cyanide concentrated near the surface. After peeling and normal cooking, it is safe to ...
Without regular watering, the plant will grow at a glacial pace.Like other root crops with long rhizomes (Jerusalem artichoke, for example), groundnut can be a bit hard to control. It is difficult to find all of the tubers and new plants can form even from small bits of rhizome. It ...
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Chayote is not fully ripe until it starts to germinate, then a sprout will emerge from the stone and grow out through the stem end. Overripe chayote is used in Creole-style dishes. If chayote over-ripens, scoop out the flesh, remove the seed, mash the flesh with cheese or meat and re...