Trash cans aren’t the only thing you can grow potatoes in. You can grow them in 5-gallon buckets too. Any container that is large enough so the plant can produce tubers under the soil should work. I've used cat litter buckets in the past too, with one plant in each bucket. Anothe...
Avoid planting New Zealand spinach in the shade of tall plants such as corn or pole beans. Container Growing New Zealand Spinach New Zealand spinach will grow well in containers. Grow two plants in a 5-gallon (19 liters) pot. New Zealand spinach is drought tolerant but tastes best when ...
Here in Southern Utah, our planting date is the middle of October.….. We usually harvest in June. Here the rule of thumb is that we plant on October 10th and Harvest on the 4th of July. I missed the date due to activities and weather, so we’re going to try in 5-gallon buckets...
Don’t panic. I’ve planted potatoes ingrow bags or 5-gallon buckets in the past, and still harvested plenty of potatoes. When growing potatoes in containers, drainage is key. Add about 3 inches of compost and soil to the bottom of the container. Plant no more than one to two seed po...
Savoring homegrown tomatoes, freshly plucked from their vine, is an unmatched experience. It becomes even more special when you understand the journey they
Use Epsom salts in your garden , it will keep the slugs away. Epsom salts is the only thing I use in my garden.. I have beautiful roses without black spot , and sweeter tasting tomatoes… Check online for Epson salts for the garden…you will be amazed at all its uses Reply Nicole sa...
Eggplants(Solanum melongena)are warm-season vegetables that are treated by most North American gardeners as annuals. Also called aubergine and brinjal in some countries, eggplants have a tropical and subtropical heritage, so they do require relatively high temperatures, similar totomatoesand peppers ...
Try any color of eggplant stuffed with chopped tomatoes, onions, and garlic cooked in olive oil. This tasty dish is called “The Iman Fainted.” It seems an Iman married a beautiful young girl who brought eggplant and olive oil as part of her dowry. Every night after they were married, ...
We learned to choose short-season varieties–we usually started to get red tomatoes by the end of August and were in the glory days in September. Onions and garlic: There is something about onions and garlic that has no equal. We’ve grown onions from seed and from plants (we usually ...
Eggplants(Solanum melongena)are warm-season vegetables that are treated by most North American gardeners as annuals. Also called aubergine and brinjal in some countries, eggplants have a tropical and subtropical heritage, so they do require relatively high temperatures, similar totomatoesand peppers ...