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Tomato Trials: from blue to grafted

Tomato Trials: from blue to grafted; what grew this summer.

In March, Tom Wagner, the tomato breeder who created Green Zebra, Banana Legs and more, sent me...
Heat, late snow, floods, tornadoes

Heat, late snow, floods, tornadoes: this year is challenging for every gardener.

Our nation has experienced one of the most bizarre and severe spring-summer transitions in over a...
Beans are easy

Beans are easy vegetables to grow in any climate.

Have you planted beans yet in your garden? I haven’t and am pushing myself out the door this...
The ABC's of Fertilizing

The ABC's of Fertilizing Containers

A continuous supply of nutrients and fertilizer is an absolute for lush container bouquets and...
Plant these radishes

Plant these radishes for their tasty seed pods

Forget those crunchy, bland, red, pink and white radishes found on relish plates. They’re tasteless...
All Blue potatoes

Blue Potatoes: Plant an Easy-to-Grow Heirloom in the Spring

With thoughts of crisp blue potato skins heaped with bacon bits and melted cheese, I planted my...
Heart-shaped cucumbers make debut

Heart-shaped cucumbers make debut

I missed it two weeks ago, but Sainsbury, the largest grocery chain in the United Kingdom, ...
Garden-Fresh Cookbook

The Old Farmer's Almanac Garden-Fresh Cookbook

This brand-new collection features more than 325 delicious recipes that celebrate that flavors of...
Tomato Blight

Avoid Blight with the Right Tomato

In 2009, most tomatoes grown in the eastern half of the country succumbed to late blight (...
Outredgeous Lettuce

Lettuce Grow!

The holidays are history, seed catalogs are piled in a basket next to a comfortable chair by the...