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Like Two Beans in a Pod

Jodi Torpey, contributor | July 29th, 2010

Succession planting is a way to grow more vegetables in garden beds, but it can work in containers, too.

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Save It For Later

Greg Holdsworth, contributor | July 26th, 2010

Now's the time to get into save-mode for anything you might need for the upcoming seasons.

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QUESTION: Tomatoes not producing

Chazmo, member | July 25th, 2010

I 'm getting very little production out of my plants .I have about six plants growing in raised beds and fertilize monthly I seem to get one or two tomatoes a month .I was concerned about...

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QUESTION: Zucchini Pests: Help! What Are They and How to I Kill Them?

curryleaf, member | July 25th, 20101 comment

I'm so depressed. Every year mid-summer, pests swarm my community garden and kill every zucchini/squash plant in sight. Can you please help me name these bugs and get strategies to fight them in the...

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Sow a Little Love for Fall

Jodi Torpey, contributor | July 23rd, 20102 comments

It’s not too late to fall in love with Romeo, if you carefully plan a late season planting.

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My One Fairy Tale Eggplant

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | July 23rd, 2010

I've never grown Fairy Tale before and to tell you the truth I've never cooked my own eggplant ever.

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All About Garlic

Ruth Dobsevage, Web producer | July 21st, 20102 comments

Most vegetable gardeners and cooks love garlic. If you haven't grown it before but would like to, now's the time to start learning the basics and order seed garlic for planting this fall. By this time next year you'll be proudly showing off your crop to friends and family, and using to prepare delicious recipes.

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Checked Your Watering System Lately?

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | July 21st, 2010

Don't panic immediately. What it could also be that your watering system is failing you.

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Summer Musings

susan belsinger, contributor | July 20th, 2010

It is that laid-back lazy hazy days of summer time. It is almost too hot to go out to the garden during the day, so many gardeners get up early in order to get weeding, watering and garden chores done before the heat of the day arrives. If I have time, I often plan what to have for supper, harvest and cook it in the morning, so I don’t have to heat up the house later in the day.

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QUESTION: Dimple rot spots on tomatoes

citiboy, member | July 20th, 20102 comments

I have beautiful tomatoes but when they turn red they begin to develop dark dimple spots that increase in size as the tomato ripens; this usually does not penetrate to center of thenbsptomato...

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Culinary Herbs That Grow Well in Shade

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | July 19th, 20101 comment

Let go of perfection - herbs can deal with a little shade.

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QUESTION: Spinach & Irish Potatoes!

KimberlyAWood, member | July 19th, 2010

I live in Northern Virginia and wanted to know if I can plant spinach and Irish Potatoes now? Will i still get a good harvest? The first frost is usually around October 20th.

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The Herb that Keeps on Giving

Jodi Torpey, contributor | July 16th, 20101 comment

Chives are an easy-to-grow, oniony herb that turns butter into something better.

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Homegrown / Homemade: Squash

Danielle Sherry, contributor | July 16th, 2010

Squash is a thirsty plant, and here's a nifty way to ensure that it gets the water it needs to thrive. Also, learn ways to deal with the dreaded squash borer.

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My Bountiful Strawberry Harvest

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | July 15th, 20102 comments

And now I'm glad that when I planted them I put on my big girl panties, closed my eyes, and pinched off all the very first blossoms. Painful; but incredibly rewarding.

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Gooseberries

Ruth Dobsevage, Web producer | July 12th, 20101 comment

Gooseberries take up little space, require almost no maintenance, and yield several pounds of berries per plant. What's not to like?

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Edible Flowers

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | July 9th, 2010

While you're harvesting your fruits and veggies this summer for the dinner table...why not keep an eye out for edible flowers, too?

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Catching Up and Thriving

susan belsinger, contributor | July 8th, 2010

About two weeks ago, I blogged about Herbal Blends and an upcoming event to be held at the USBG. At that time I promised you a recipe using an herbal blend. Since then I have been to Greece and back and am finally posting the recipe for you. I fully intended to post the recipe and write a bit about the USBG event, however the Greek gods intervened and we had no internet at the villa where the Holistic Herbal Mediterranean cooking class was held. I will report on the vegetative wonders on the isle of Syros next, however first I want to post the recipe for Cream Cheese with Herbes de Provence and Garlic and tell you about the awesome exhibit at our national botanic garden.

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The Great Garlic Harvest

Jodi Torpey, contributor | July 8th, 20102 comments

The lone scape standing gave me the sign to pull out the spading fork. The Great Garlic Harvest was ready to begin.

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QUESTION: Why do my peppers droop and wilt?

cap1113, member | July 7th, 20101 comment

One by one I'm watching my pepper plants droop and wilt no matter how much watering is done. They've just started to fruit. Is this condition caused by a soil virus or insect? This...

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