Store the unwashed, harvested tubers in a cool garage or basement on nursery trays or screens. Keep the plants well watered throughout the growing season, and give them plenty of room to roam—each plant can grow 3 feet wide.
They require about 100 to 120 days to mature, which is why sweet potatoes produce so well in the long, hot summers of the southern U.S. In northern gardening zones, you'll need to start your purple sweet potato crop by warming the soil for a few weeks...
Sometimes breaking the rules turns out OK. I had read that early-sprouting radishes can be a great way to help mark the rows where slow-germinating carrots are planted. Where were they?
Because carrots should be grown at a spacing of about an inch apart, the wider the pot, the more carrots you can grow. When growing in containers, you can easily provide your carrots with a burst of phosphorous via supplemental organic granular or liquid...
After thinning, mulch with a layer of straw or shredded leaves to cut down on future watering needs. Beets perform best in full sun, though they'll tolerate afternoon shade, especially where summers are hot.
If you'd rather pick your shallots a few at a time, rather than harvesting them all at once, just dig up the edge of the plant and tug off a large bulb from the side whenever you need it.
Standout beet varieties in my garden include: Golden : a mellow, yellow-fleshed beet Red Ace: a good, old-fashioned standby Carrots Although they germinate best in slightly warmer soil, carrots can still be planted up to four weeks before your last expected...
Root-knot nematodes cause deformed roots and tubers. Yams and sweet potatoes are not synonymous. Although most nutritional calculations are based upon the measurements of cooked pulp, the edible skins of sweet potatoes are highly nutritious and are eaten...
September's moon might also be called the Harvest Moon if it was the full moon occurring closest to the autumnal equinox. For centuries, cultures around the world have named the full moons by characteristics of the seasons in which they occur.
When generating these kinds of images, the imagination goes wild with the possibilities. I imagine this is possible because of the extra gravity provided by some neutron star material at the core of this moon.
Everything from clouds to snow, mountains, valleys, islands, coastlines, even outer space planets and a moon, are all possible with the right fractalic formulae. Wait, did I just see a deer duck behind the foliage there near the snow line?
Along the way I'll provide you with a peek at what might be out there in the vastness of space as well! I promise that you will experience a memorable and unique voyage!Meanwhile, if you want to try your hand at iterating your own fractal images, you...
I think it smells like pineapple. The idea is to sample a little bit, not to make a whole meal out of your foraging. You know to not pick things out of people's yards, and of course it is not good form to pick things in public gardens.
Don't be intimidated if you're a beginning gardener. Tags fennel , Lists Here are some tips to make the job a little easier. In the classic book Carrots Love Tomatoes (Storey Publishing, 1998), author Louise Riotte states soberly, “Most plants dislike...
I discovered that if one “bad” potato is put in the same storage box as unblemished tubers, the resulting rot can ruin the entire batch. Kennebec is a great potato variety to grow here in the Northeast.
Fresh horseradish sauce entails a splash of white vinegar and a dollop of honey. They thrive on being managed. Using a cloth barrier between it and your skin, spread the ground horseradish over the area of congestion to stimulate things like a sluggish...
Because its productivity is so closely linked to the weather, spinach harvests can be erratic from year to year for many gardeners. Where to plant: Garden; containers When to harvest: 30 to 40 days after seeding, when leaves are 1 to 2 inches in length...
If this happens, mound soil or mulch up over the exposed crowns mid-season. If the pH comes back too high (alkaline), you'll need to apply the suggested amount of elemental sulfur to drop the pH to the desired number.
Make these radish recipes from HobbyFarms.com: Bread-and-Butter Pickled Radishes Buttermilk-Braised Radishes Spring Dip with Cucumber, Chives and Radishes Wild Pickled Fennel and Radish Slaw Radish Butter « More Dirt on Gardening » Tags radish , radishes...
Honestly, in the sale bin they look to me like ginger without all the armor. Every aspect of daily life is affected when we aren't getting nutrition from our food. If you would like to keep digging through the winter months, cover the area with a thick...
Raised beds are an option for growers in areas with clay or other hard soils. Carrots You can begin harvesting carrots when they're approximately finger-sized or wait until they are fully mature.
Where to plant: Garden; containers When to harvest: 55 days after seeding, when roots are 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Can harvest throughout the winter when provided with a protective mulch.
Given a long-enough growing season, they will pretty much grow themselves. Why People Fail Crows and rodents love sweet corn. If you catch them early, however—sometimes literally catch them, as their defense mechanism is to fall off the plant—and...
And according to Louise Riotte in her classic book Carrots Love Tomatoes (Storey Publishing, 1998), hairy vetch seems to make a good companion for the turnip family. They store better than your average turnip—up to six month under the right conditions—so...
It was potted in an undraining bamboo composite container. Last month I finally broke down and paid $3.75 for aof unknown but surely lovely bloom color. Let me give you two recent examples.I've often been tempted by those out-of-bloom orchids.
(Radish sandwiches are seriously delicious!) You can connect with Jessica at www.jessicawalliser.com . A fall crop can be sown eight to 10 weeks before the first expected fall frost.
This is an old variety with a mild, crisp flavor that, in my opinion, is even better than Icicle. They're full of numerous vitamins and other nutrients, even though they aren't full of color.
