Pollination – In Your Garden

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

Gardeners Play With pH

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the importance …

Soil Testing – Using Gypsum

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the importance …

Seeds – Saving

This past spring, a friend gave me three seeds from …

Vegetables – When to Harvest

For a blueberry, it’s easy to tell when it’s ripe: …

Growing Seedless Watermelons

If you’ve enjoyed a delicious seedless watermelon, you might wonder …

Vegetables – Pollination

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

Watermelon

Citrullus linatus
Summertime celebrations would be incomplete without watermelons. Children …

Pumpkin

Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita moschata, Cucurbita mixta

Pumpkins are …

Origin of Big Boy Tomato Hybrid

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

Bat – Control

The old-time farmers who sat on the rickety straw-bottomed chairs …

Peony – Growing in the South

Q: I am having bad luck growing peonies. I have …

Squash – Cross-pollination With Other Vegetables

Q: Q: I have a watermelon planted next to a …

Planting Where an Opossum has Died

Q: I have an area in my backyard that I …

Vegetables – Growing in Containers

Q: With so many people now moving into town homes, …

Boron – For Watermelons

Q: I have read that I can spray boron on …

Horsenettle – Identification

Q: This weed grows in a semi-shaded, wooded area in …

Sweet Corn- Picking

Q: When should I pick sweet corn? In the past …

Watermelon – Splitting

Q: This is our first time growing watermelons and we …

Soluble Boron – Purchase

Q: I have read that I can spray boron on …