The Vegetable Patch - page 4

These turn gardeners crazy during harvest time with their green color that just stays green! ‘Green Zebra’ tomatoes add a welcome touch of something different in the vegetable patch, and in the plate, too!

The small pits inside a tomato are the plant’s seeds. When you slice a fruit in half, the center of it is full of juice and small seeds. It’s possible to collect them, press out the juice, dry them, and sow them again in the following year. Did you know there were a few tomato […]

Broadcast sowing mostly relates to outdoor lawns. It also is the way to start practically all covered sowing. Outdoor plants can occasionally be sown in growing beds in this manner

‘Indigo Rose’ tomato key facts: Botanical name – Solanum lycopersicum Family – Solenaceae Type – fruit vegetable

Primora tomato key facts: Botanical name – Solanum lycopersicum Family – Solenaceae Type – fruit vegetable Height – up to 6 feet (2 m)

Ha! Basella comes as an amazing diversification after the more classic spinach that most of us are familiar with.

Gardeners face each other off with pitchforks when it comes to this question… It’s a topic that’s almost as controversial as that of whether tomato is a fruit or a vegetable! Discover both options regarding sucker removal here, the pros of each and our tips to make the choice that’s right for you.

Been wanting to start a veggie patch but not sure how get started? Find out how to start your first vegetable patch in 6 key steps!

Should you prune your tomato plants? Experts admit that both “Yes” and “No” work very well, so take your pick! Discover the advantages of each method, and learn to easily prune and shape your tomato plant.

Ah, tomato! Summertime wouldn’t be the same without it! Delicious in so many ways, refreshing and nutritious, always a timely mouthful.

Garlic is a perennial vegetable plant which is a must-have in the vegetable patch. It craves sun.

Who hasn’t yet suffered the sting of wild nettle? Far from being a weed, stinging nettle is an excellent ally for organic gardeners, especially for growing tomato!

You’ll simply adore biting into the organic vegetables you’ve grown yourself – all the more because it won’t have cost you any heavy garden work at all! Preparing an organic square-foot vegetable patch is your key to this dream situation.

Biting into the juicy fragrant flesh of a home-grown tomato is within your reach if you have a little space in your vegetable patch.

The epitome of summer fruits, watermelon is easy to grow when it can receive all the summer sun it needs. From sowing to harvest, here are the tips to grow it.

Sowing in seed holes is very similar to sowing in rows, the only difference is that seeds are grouped in clusters instead of being sown one by one.