Blog List Category: Vegetables

Will Oxalic Acid in Rhubarb Leaves Harm You?

Rhubarb is a favorite vegetable of gardeners in temperate climates since it is so easy to grow. We eat the stems, and know…

Should cucumbers, squash, muskmelons and watermelons be grown near each other?

The reason cucumbers, squash, muskmelons and watermelons should not be grown near each other is that they are all…

Growing Bunching Onions

Bunching onions are very popular and can be expensive to buy. Fortunately, they are easy to grow and take up very little…

Raised Beds – Pros & Cons

Raised beds are becoming more popular, but do they make sense for the garden? What benefits do they provide? Will they grow…

Organic Seeds – Why Buy Them?

Lots of people are looking to buy organic seeds but as a chemist this has never made any sense to me. I started asking people…

Growing Garlic

Garlic is one of the easiest vegetables to grow in the home garden, and if you grow too much, it easily keeps all winter…

Blossom End Rot, BER, in Tomatoes

Blossom End Rot, known as BER, is a disfiguration found in fruiting vegetables, like tomatoes, peppers, watermelons…

Will Marigolds Stop Root Knot Nematodes?

Companion planting is a standard recommendation for growing vegetables. One of the most commonly recommended plants for this…

Square Foot Gardening

The idea of square foot gardening has become popular over the last few years and some of the underlying concepts of the this…
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