Question: We would like to plant broccoli for the first time. How many plants do we need and should we look for a certain variety? Answer: Expect good production from each broccoli plant during winter ...

You don’t need to wait for spring or summer to plant many garden vegetables. Some veggies, like lettuce and kale, are more cold-hardy plants and can be sown in winter. Other veggies, like onions and ...

Plants have their own special ways of competing in the garden and in nature. Some become chemical warriors and produce substances that affect the ability of other plants to grow. This is called ...

* What it is: A hybrid broccoli that’s one of the most reliable performers with large bluish-green heads and a good production of side shoots after the main head is cut. * Size: Grows about two feet ...

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Next month is an exciting time in the vegetable garden. In March, spring planting begins for warm-season vegetables, such as tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, peppers and green beans. These plants will ...

7 winter-proof vegetables you can plant in February ...

We are about two and a half months from a hard frost. While this will kill most of our vegetable plants, there are still a few veggies we can grow surprisingly well late in the year. Our first frost ...

I imagine there are lots of home vegetable gardeners looking at empty beds about now. You may not have considered planting in February, since March is the month we start spring planting of warm-season ...