From the category archives:

Veggies & Fruits

Watch for these upcoming articles on vegetable gardening

March 23, 2010

It’s vegetable planting season so watch for these upcoming articles
Planting Your Spring Vegetables
This one will discuss the pros and cons of beginning with seeds verses buying starts at the local garden center.
The Basics of Growing Heirloom Tomatoes
I’m seeing them everywhere now, from the farmers market to the supersized grocery store (yes I mean Walmart).  If [...]

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How to Grow GIANT Pumpkins

September 26, 2009

Living in Florida it’s difficult to tell the seasons apart but certain holidays have a way of reminding me that things are about to change in most other areas of the country. Halloween is one of those occasions. My kids start weeks ahead discussing their costumes and getting excited about which [...]

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Need a solution for why my tomatoes crack and split?

June 19, 2008

How to keep your tomatoes from cracking and splitting

Here is an excerpt from my new book How to Grow Juicy Delicious Tomatoes
Salmonella contamination of tomatoes has been in the news a lot lately, but that’s an unusual problem we rarely see, and probably not one you need to worry about in your own home [...]

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Mr. Potato Head Update – Projects for Kids

May 28, 2008

Here is a progress report on our Mr. Potato project:
Back in March, Gracie’s grandmother assembled the parts for a fun project to do with kids I wanted to share with everyone. I called it Mr. Potatohead. I can remember from my own childhood doing the same project, and I thought Gracie would have fun watching [...]

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Are Square Watermellons Cool or Bizarre? Help me decide.

May 5, 2008

I’m not usually one to fall for gimmicks or the newest and greatest thing so I’m not sure how to react to square watermelons. I think they are kinda cool and could be a fun thing to do, especially if you are looking for a way to get kids interested in gardening but part of [...]

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Mr. Potato Head

March 28, 2008

I’m always on the lookout for ways to interest kids in gardening and my mother-in-law reminded me of one from my own childhood. You may have done this too. It’s the old potato on the windowsill experiment. Basically, you take a potato and submerge one half of it in water. In a short time roots [...]

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