Farming Chart

They’re yellowing, stalling, and won’t even climb. You yank out your pea plants and discover they’re sickly rather then productive. You probably treated them right … Read more

Radish seeds: Drop ’em in the ground with abandon; within three weeks, voila! Radishes, ready for eating. Fast is why they’re a favorite vegetable of … Read more

Why didn’t my cucumber seeds come up? Sow, then wait, then…nothing. You think something’s wrong with the seed, right? Not usually. Usually it has everything … Read more

It’s late spring when it’s warm enough for planting green beans. How do you know? Dig around with your finger to feel if the soil … Read more

It’s all about timing when it comes to a watermelon. Sometimes the crop are good and other times it is not so much, but it … Read more

Returning home after a few days away can cause certain level of worry about the garden: Did things stretch out? Did tomatoes turn yellow (from … Read more

A seed is A tiny, tough object. You plant it in the earth, where moisture loosens its outer husk, and warmth within starts life’s chemical … Read more

As most gardeners do, I approach my plot as if it’s a blank canvas, planting seeds here, hoping it will all turn out well over … Read more

OBVIOUSLY, some seedlings is faster than others. Tomato seedlings appear to be slow; radishes are fast. Why? The answer have to do with the way … Read more

THE DAY IS NOT A constantly speeding car; plants don’t just accelerate all day long. “Oh, it’s light out,” most of us think, “so it … Read more

Sometimes you stand in garden staring at a pepper seedling that seems stuck in mud or a scrawny tomato plant and think: What did I … Read more