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Giant pumpkins: They can take up to six months to grow from seedling to squash, and you’ll do all this preparation and spend good money … Read more

Grow Cinderella pumpkins for their storage qualities and also for their odd shape. Popular for fall decorations, Cinderellas (properly called Rouge Vif d’Etampes) has a … Read more

The specific let-down I’m referring to happens if your butternut squash is harvested too early. It appears to be big enough; you clip it from … Read more

To make your amaryllis bloom on Christmas morning, or whatever date you want, you need to buy a bulb and understand what makes it grow: … Read more

If tulips won’t flower, they disappoint us in particular ways: We planted them in fall all hopeful that come March there’d be color, but instead … Read more

At day 70: Your Anaheim peppers is still green, and you’re panicking. Or maybe you have another variety that takes 77 or more days to … Read more

Scotch bonnets gets shuffled into “generic hot peppers” in most gardens. This happens until the seeds fail to grow in chilly trays and melt away … Read more

Carolina Reaper cultivation is more akin to running a controlled experiment than ordinary gardening; the key is to do it in a patient, deliberate way. … Read more

Why do most home gardeners plant chinese cabbage? They seek the firm, sweet heads of late autumn. Or, perhaps, the crisp, clean bite of a … Read more

The trinidad scorpion pepper is no ordinary pepper plant; in addition to regular garden chores, it has particular requirement that aren’t found in most varieties. … Read more

Napa cabbage is fickle and need the right growing conditions. If you get the timing wrong, you’ll end up pulling what looks like a nice … Read more