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Treat elephant garlic as different than ordinary garlic, because it will be too big if planted like an ordinary one (and more likely to yield … Read more

Broccoli microgreens is fast-growing, so they save time, but pay attention: If the growing environment isn’t managed properly, it will affect your yield. Darkness (and … Read more

Unlike most leafy greens, Malabar spinach want special treatment, meaning special conditions. Most people buy seed, sow in early spring, then is frustrated when nothing … Read more

Gardeners panic when butter lettuce starts to bolt in the spring. Why? It is so quick and beyond your control. The first week you have … Read more

When it comes to salad greens, the gardens all green but that salad bowl is still empty, and you’re in panic mode. Yeah, sure, you … Read more

Carrots are prone to being forked (not straight) if there is any stones in soil or if the ground is just plain compact. This is … Read more

While this isn’t an “easy” crop (it shouldn’t be grown carelessly like a loose butterhead), Little Gem does respond well to good attention. You’ll get … Read more

Growers: When did you plant your sugar beets? If most do, that’s just a date written on a piece of paper sitting in the truck … Read more

It goes like this: it goes from seed packet to jar of sauce. But it never happens on schedule. Think of the days when you … Read more

Because growing habaneros is not like growing any of the others, plan your pepper season accordingly. Unlike most people, who sow seeds extra early while … Read more

Buttercrunch lettuce: Plant it because of how it’s supposed to taste; soft, unlike a loose leaf mix or crunchy iceberg. In fact, “cup” describes the … Read more