7 Bell Pepper Pests and How to Get Rid of Them

Bell Pepper Plant

Bell peppers are a firm favorite for home gardeners. However, they also happen to be a favorite snack for cunning garden pests. If you have noticed nibbled leaves on your bell pepper plants or fruits with holes in them, read on to find out what is eating your bell peppers, and how to get rid … Read more

Perennial Vegetables to Plant Once and Harvest Forever

Perennial Vegetables to Grow

Perennial vegetables are plants that live for more than two years and produce year after year without the need for replanting. By planting perennial vegetables, you can be planting once and harvesting forever. Well, sort of. Perennial vegetables can live for 3 years or they could live for 20 or more years. But unlike annual … Read more

What’s Eating My Cucumbers? And How to Get Rid of Them!

How To Grow Lots Of Cucumbers

Cucumbers are a popular target for pests, which can quickly ruin a healthy harvest. If you’ve noticed your cucumber plants being eaten by mysterious critters, you’re not alone. The most common pests eating your cucumbers are cucumber beetles, aphids, cutworms, squash bugs, spider mites, whiteflies, and cabbage loopers.  Luckily, we know how to handle cucumber … Read more

Horseradish Dying? Common Causes and Solutions

horseradish planted in soil

Growing horseradish can be a satisfying and rewarding experience, but in my experience, it can also be challenging, especially if your plant is not thriving. Despite its hardy nature, horseradish can die if it becomes stressed. If like me, you want to know why your horseradish is dying and how to fix it, then read on … Read more

7 Reasons Your Tomatoes are Small (With Solutions!)

Holding Small Tomatoes

Even with the best intentions, homegrown tomato plants can produce disappointingly small tomatoes. For a home gardener, this can be extremely frustrating and a problem I am familiar with. So if you have small tomatoes growing on your plants, you’ll want to find out why and how to fix the problem. Read on to find … Read more

Cucumber Flowers But No Fruit? Causes and Solutions

Cucumber Flower

Despite being easy to grow, sometimes cucumber plants can produce flowers but no fruit. I know from personal experience just how frustrating and disappointing this can be. So, if like me, you want to know why your cucumber plants are flowering but not fruiting, read on to find out.   Why Are My Cucumber Plants Flowering … Read more

Tomatoes Rotting at the Bottom? (Blossom End Rot Explained)

Tomatoes Rotting on the Bottom: Blossom End Rot

Tomatoes are a popular and easy-to-grow vegetable in a home garden. However, a common problem is tomatoes rotting at the bottom. If you’ve experienced this, you’ll know the tomato fruit looks perfectly normal on top but turns black and mushy at the bottom, making it inedible. So let’s find out the cause of the bottoms … Read more

Tomatoes Flowering But Not Producing Fruit? Causes and Solutions

Tomato Plant Flowers

Are you frustrated by your tomato plants that don’t seem to produce any fruit, no matter how much they flower? Don’t worry, you’re not alone! Read on to find out the causes and solutions for why your tomato plants are flowering but not producing fruit.  Why Are My Tomatoes Flowering But Not Producing Fruit? The … Read more

Growth Stages of an Onion: From Seed to Harvest

Different varieties of onions.

If you are planning to grow onions in your home garden, it is important to understand the different growth stages of this crop. Each stage requires different care and attention from germination to maturity to ensure a successful onion harvest.  How Long is an Onion Plants Lifecycle?  Onion plants have a fairly long growth cycle, … Read more

Cause of Bitter Green Beans (and How to Make Them Taste Better)

fresh green beans on a brown basket

Green beans are easy to grow and easy to cook. But, whether you bought them from the grocery store or harvested them from your garden, it is equally disappointing when you sit down to eat your green beans, and they are unpleasantly bitter. Let’s look at why your green beans are bitter and how to … Read more