The tomato plant is native to western South America, specifically the region encompassing present-day Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, ...

Some good options for cover crops include clover, beans, peas, annual ryegrass, oats, winter wheat, winter rye or buckwheat.

HAVE you heard of Storage Tomatoes you can keep for months and eat fresh over the Winter? Or black carrots, purple cauliflower and pink celery?  The world of gardening is expanding ...

While there’s limited scientific support for sound improving plant health, there’s a growing amount of evidence about the ...

Some people believe that talking to your plants makes them thrive. While there's limited scientific support for sound ...

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Comment: Labour Weekend is a busy time for gardeners.

Do you have lots of green tomatoes on your vines? Are you afraid you won’t get to see them ripen or get to use them before it ...

There are several good reasons to tend a vegetable garden in the fall months, including the fact that it tends to require ...

Perhaps the most drastic but also most effective solution is to avoid growing tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and weeds in the Solanaceae family for three years to starve the fungus out. If that’s ...

Don’t expect a lot of new growth in December or January as the days are too short, but growth will begin in February and ...