On virtually every seed package or plant that you buy it is likely you will see the term USDA garden zone, also known as a hardiness zone, with a number from 1 through 11 associated with it. If...
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Garlic has been used both as a food source and a medicinal plant for thousands of years; dating back as far as when the pyramids at Giza were constructed according to some sources. It has been used...
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The last decade has seen a significant increase in interest surrounding community gardens and farmers markets. The American Community Gardening Association indicates that there are over 5,000...
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The calendar may say it’s September but cooler weather is right around the corner and now is the time to start planning and planting a vegetable garden. You heard me correctly, a vegetable...
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Perhaps the most popular plant that people grow in their vegetable garden are tomatoes. Tomatoes versatility in the kitchen contributes to this as it is used in some of the most popular...
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Container gardening can be an awful lot like a chicken recipe (My apologies to our readers who are Vegetarians. Please don’t hold it against me!). Think of all of the different ways that...
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Peas are one of the oldest cultivated vegetables with evidence that they were used as a food source as far back as ancient Egyptian times. Although it is technically a fruit peas are treated as a...
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Did you know that over the past two years U.S. cities have experienced growth rates higher than the surrounding suburbs? The growth rate in the suburbs has slipped to the lowest levels in over a...
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