Category: Veggies

Broccoli is a hardy vegetable that grows best in cool weather. Spring Planting In most areas there is not enough time to grow broccoli from seeds before the weather gets too hot. Start seeds...

Some say none. If you are going to fertilize, use something low in nitrogen. I used a “blooming and rooting” fertlizer (9-59-8) before I saw any flowers, and within days I had tons of...

Peas are a hardy vegetable that grow best in cool weather. Spring Planting Peas do not transplant well. Plant peas directly in the garden 9 weeks before the frost date. Plant them as soon as...

Basically, these are potatoes that have not been treated to prevent sprouting. They are also less likely to have problems with disease. You can plant potatoes from the store, but it’s riskier. One potato...

Nitrogen (34-0-0) 6 weeks after planting. Too much fertilizer will lead to lots of leaves but little potatoes.

My plants have small brown spots on them which seem to spread. The whole plant is looking sad, and it’s not flowering.  Probably the problem is blight. The solution is a fungicide.

Plant potatoes in the spring, 3 weeks before the frost date. The potatoes should flower–you can harvest “new potaotes” (small, thin skins) 2-3 weeks after they flower. Or, wait until the plants die. Dig up...

Potatoes are a semi-hardy vegetable that grow best in a sunny location. Spring Planting Plant potatoes 3 weeks before the frost date. Since they are a tuber, potatoes grow from “seed potatoes.” Seed potatoes...