Vegetables

Garden Fundamentals

Let Cucumbers Climb

Instead of letting vines trail along the ground, let your cucumbers climb. Trellised cucumbers are easier to pick and less susceptible to disease.

Garden Fundamentals

Learn Tomato Growing Terms

There are a lot of tomato growing terms, from determinate and indeterminate to hybrid and heirloom. What do they all mean? Learn here.

Garden Fundamentals

For Early Tomatoes, Try This

Several gardening strategies will help you achieve early tomatoes. Planting early-maturing varieties is one way, but try these tricks for early tomatoes, too.

Garden Fundamentals

Conquer Blossom End Rot

If you see a black, sunken spot on the end of your tomatoes, you've got blossom end rot. Learn what causes blossom end rot and ways to prevent it.

Garden Fundamentals

Collard Country

Bonnie Plants' home in Union Springs, Alabama, is in an area also known as Collard Country. Let us give you a brief history, some tips, and benefits of collard greens.

Garden Fundamentals

Yiayia's Eggplant Keftethes

Eggplant lovers will devour this anecdote and delicious eggplant keftethes recipe.

Garden Fundamentals

Planning Your Fall Garden

Transitioning the vegetable garden from spring to fall can seem like a daunting task, but while the heat is still on in many areas of the U.S., it is time to think about preparing a fall vegetable garden for cool-season vegetables.

Garden Fundamentals

Tomato Plants Not Setting Fruit? Here’s Why

If you have trouble with tomato plants not setting fruit, heat is likely to blame. Keep plants healthy to ride through the heat wave, and help prevent this problem by growing heat-set varieties.