Harvesting broccoli too early will make it chewy and dense; waiting too late will make it taste bitter. The best time to harvest broccoli, generally, is when its head reaches 6 to 8 inches in diameter ...

From green tomatoes to tiny peppers, to undersized radish, beets, and cucumbers, and the last clinging leaves of kale, even a ...

Louisiana irises may benefit from a light application of a general-purpose fertilizer now or in early February to encourage vigorous growth and abundant flowers. (Photo by Chris Granger, Nola.com | ...

Broccoli rabe is a unique vegetable to grow and not one commonly seen as part of people’s vegetable garden ideas. Despite being lesser-known, and rather confusingly going by many different names, it ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! What a beautiful mild week of weather for the middle of August. I stopped by a local farm stand this week loaded with fresh tomatoes and peppers. One of my ...

As our garden season winds down, I’m already reflecting upon the lessons I learned this year and how I can build upon them so my 2022 garden will perform much better. I don’t think anyone could have ...

This is the annual column where I tell you to get harvesting. What are you waiting for? The moose to do the job? If you are not already, start harvesting! Some crops, in particular, are growing so ...

Take a trip to the nursery these days and you will find a huge selection of broccoli starts. There are so many varieties from which to choose and not all are the typical big, green-headed variety that ...

Take a trip to the nursery these days and you will find a huge selection of broccoli starts. There are so many varieties from which to choose and not all are the typical big, green-headed variety that ...