Who doesn’t love strawberries? I certainly love my strawberry plants and regularly sell the fruits at my local market. When I was still a novice grower, I left my strawberry plants to produce lots and lots of runners, or daughter plants, without ever transplanting them to a new pot, planter box, or garden bed. The …
Gardening
Nothing tastes better than your own homegrown veggies. But it takes time, effort, and a whole lot of planning. But worry not, you can leave the planning to us, and you do the fun stuff. There’s a wonderfully wide range of vegetables you can grow in your garden in New York. Still, it’s a big …
Bulbs are round, fleshy, underground buds that carry plant life. Some annual plants’ foliage above the soil dies off in the winter. They preserve themselves in these underground storage bodies until the spring. Some of the most famous annual flowering plants are grown by planting dormant bulbs in the ground. If you’re not aware of …
I love tomatoes, so I jumped at the chance to grow some in my own garden at home. When I prepared to inspect the plants for new tomatoes one morning, I noticed some odd bumps that had formed all along the vines of my tomato creepers. What on earth were these? In a panic, I …
My veggie garden is my pride and joy, and there are few things better than planting, looking after, growing, picking, and eating my own vegetables. When I was still a newbie, I didn’t know about crop rotation or the benefits thereof. I kept planting onions year after year, and while this worked okay for the …
Moss is infuriatingly difficult to control. Once it anchors onto concrete, it does not go away without a strong fight. The only way to keep moss from growing on concrete is to reduce the moisture content that attracts it. Without treating the source of the problem, repeat treatments with various moss removal methods will only …
Strawberries are a beautiful addition to your garden and an attractive site in the yard, especially during fruit season. Watering strawberry plants requires specific timing to prevent the soil from getting too dry or too soggy for the plants. Watering timing is dependent on several factors, including soil type, whether you are growing the plants …
Having access to a fresh parsley plant can open up a lot of culinary opportunities and flavor profiles in your kitchen. Parsley is chock-full of vitamin C, and it adds a fresh taste to a lot of recipes and dishes, making it a healthy garnish for meals. Choose curly leaf, Italian, or flat-leaf, and keep …
Pepper needs water as every other crop does. However, you should be extra careful. If you over or under hydrate them, they can die. Many gardeners find it challenging to grow these hot plants to maturity. But I like a challenge! I have to admit that no plant gave me this much headache when it …
I’ve learned a bit about crop rotation but clearly didn’t know what to plant after strawberries. The year I started crop rotating, I planted strawberries after I harvested all of my tomatoes. But what to plant after strawberries? I didn’t know either but then did extensive research that I wanted to share with you here …