Edible Gardening

Lettuce Bed Preparation: Build Friable, Evenly Moist Soil for Steady Leaves

Lettuce Bed Preparation: Build Friable, Evenly ...

Learn how to prepare a lettuce bed for steady leaf growth: judge compost by function, improve texture and drainage, test pH and feed modestly.

Lettuce Bed Preparation: Build Friable, Evenly ...

Learn how to prepare a lettuce bed for steady leaf growth: judge compost by function, improve texture and drainage, test pH and feed modestly.

Chili Pepper Pollination and Fruit Set: Turning Flower Biology into Better Harvests

Chili Pepper Pollination and Fruit Set: Turning...

Understand how chili pepper flowers pollinate and set fruit. Practical guidance on airflow, hand pollination, temperature and supports for better harvests indoors and out.

Chili Pepper Pollination and Fruit Set: Turning...

Understand how chili pepper flowers pollinate and set fruit. Practical guidance on airflow, hand pollination, temperature and supports for better harvests indoors and out.

Plan a Hydroponic Thyme Harvest from the Result You Want

Plan a Hydroponic Thyme Harvest from the Result...

Grow culinary thyme hydroponically by planning from the desired harvest. Compare systems, light, medium and nutrients, and choose equipment that makes results repeatable.

Plan a Hydroponic Thyme Harvest from the Result...

Grow culinary thyme hydroponically by planning from the desired harvest. Compare systems, light, medium and nutrients, and choose equipment that makes results repeatable.

How to Judge When Currants Are Ripe in Your Own Climate

How to Judge When Currants Are Ripe in Your Own...

Judge currant readiness by color, feel, taste and local weather instead of a fixed calendar. Practical cues for red, white and blackcurrants, plus harvest and netting tips.

How to Judge When Currants Are Ripe in Your Own...

Judge currant readiness by color, feel, taste and local weather instead of a fixed calendar. Practical cues for red, white and blackcurrants, plus harvest and netting tips.

Growing Tomatoes in a Container: Matching Support and Equipment to Plant Size

Growing Tomatoes in a Container: Matching Suppo...

Choose tomato cages, stakes, frames, containers, ties and watering tools that fit determinate or indeterminate growth and reduce awkward handling in pots.

Growing Tomatoes in a Container: Matching Suppo...

Choose tomato cages, stakes, frames, containers, ties and watering tools that fit determinate or indeterminate growth and reduce awkward handling in pots.

Beet Flowers: Harvest Timing, Scent and the Case for Letting Some Bolt

Beet Flowers: Harvest Timing, Scent and the Cas...

Grow beets for their edible flowers as well as roots. Learn the right harvest stage, why the green scent matters, and how to manage bolting plants.

Beet Flowers: Harvest Timing, Scent and the Cas...

Grow beets for their edible flowers as well as roots. Learn the right harvest stage, why the green scent matters, and how to manage bolting plants.