Muskmelon

Cucumis melo var. reticulates
Muskmelons are vine crops, closely related …

Tomatoes – Evaluating Different Varieties

My friend Terry is a garden experimenter…but best of all, …

Cabbage

Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Cabbage is a cole crop, a …

How To be Sherlock Holmes in the Landscape

I receive more than 5000 emails a year asking my …

Crapemyrtle Pruning – Shannon Pable’s Comments

“Here’s how I look at it:

“For pollarding, you cut …

Muscadine Grape

Vitis rotundifolia
Muscadines are truly a fruit that puts the …

Tomato – Early Blight

Most tomato gardeners have seen the symptoms: lower leaves turn …

Cauliflower

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
A member of the mustard family, …

Plant Names – Deciphering

The caller to my radio show a few Saturdays ago …

Rose – Carefree Varieties

My favorite breakfast cereal has been “improved” once again. Now …

Raspberry

Rubus cv.
Fresh Raspberries are nearly impossible to find in …

Tomato

Lycopersicon lycopersicum

Tomatoes are unquestionably the most popular garden vegetables …

Collards

Brassica oleracea var. acephala
Collards are a mainstay of Southern …

How To Do a Science Fair Project

Science projects can be a real strain for kids and …

Shrub – Fertilizing

It is easy to forget that shrubs, perennials and annuals …

Plum

Prunus cv.
Plums can be grown throughout the Southeast and …

Potato

Solanum tuberosum
The potato ranks with rice and wheat as …

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus
Cucumbers are vine crops that are closely related …

Composting 101

Q: I am trying composting for the first time so …

Shrub – Pruning

As spring approaches, the first yellow blooms on forsythia plants …