Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris
Beans may be the most diverse garden vegetables, …

Heirloom Tomatoes – Sources

Georgia regulations make it tough for growers outside the state …

Origin of Big Boy Tomato Hybrid

This was written by Gerald Klingaman, retired Extension Horticulturist – …

Tomato Disease Guide

Tomatoes are favorite summer vegetable but they are susceptible to …

Vegetables – Pollination

One of the most delightfully informative garden books I’ve ever …

Pick-Your-Own Farms

Few things are more fun than going to a pick-your-own …

Daphne – Special Soil

The smell from the daphne shrubs growing near my front …

Blackberry

Rubus cv.
Blackberries and raspberries are very similar. They are …

Raspberry

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

Strawberry

Fragaria cv.
Growing your own Strawberries means that you can …

Mint

Mentha spp.

taken from The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Book…

Tomatoes – Evaluating Different Varieties

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

How to Buy Fertilizer

For a couple of years now, I have presented a …

Tomatoes – How they Ripen

If you’ve ever wondered about how tomatoes ripen, how the …

How to Mulch Correctly

You can’t have a productive,long-lived landscape without mulch.

WHY MULCH?…

Tomato – Early Blight

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

How to Make Colored Flames for Fireplace

A reader recently asked me. “Do you know where I …

Tomato

Lycopersicon lycopersicum

Tomatoes are unquestionably the most popular garden vegetables …

Potato

Solanum tuberosum
The potato ranks with rice and wheat as …

Eggplant

Solanum melongena var. esculentum
Most people recognize eggplants with their …