Why Is My Broccoli Flowering? Causes and Solutions!

Flowering Broccoli - Why is My Broccoli Flowering Causes and Solutions

Broccoli is a cool weather plant, which means that it grows best in moderate weather. This also means that in many areas, broccoli can have a short window in which to grow well, so gardeners often find themselves struggling with broccoli that flowers instead of continuing to grow. If your broccoli is flowering (known as … Read more

Eating Broccoli Leaves and Flowers With Recipe Ideas

Broccoli Plant - Eating Broccoli Leaves and Flowers with Recipes

Broccoli is a versatile, delicious vegetable packed with nutrients and goodness but did you know you can also eat broccoli leaves and flowers? When you grow your own broccoli you might realize what a small portion of the plant we traditionally eat. It seems such a waste to throw all those big, lush broccoli leaves … Read more

Why is my Eggplant Flowering But No Fruit (Causes and Solutions)

Why is my Eggplant Flowering But No Fruit - Eggplant Fruit and Flower

Is your eggplant flowering but not developing fruit? You’ve come to the right place! Here we are exploring the causes and solutions for why your eggplant flowers but does not produce fruit. Eggplants flower but don’t fruit when the plant is under stress. A stressed plant will drop its flowers in order to survive. Without … Read more

Can You Plant Sprouted Potatoes? (And How!)

Can You Plant Sprouted Potato - Sprouting Potato

So you have a bag of potatoes you bought from the grocery store and forgot about them. Now, those potatoes have started sprouting and you’re wondering, can you plant sprouted potatoes? We’ve all been there, so let’s find out the answer. You can successfully grow potato plants from sprouted potatoes bought from the store. Sprouting potatoes are easy to grow in the … Read more

Why is Celery Bitter (And How to Fix It)

Why is Celery Bitter and How to Fix it - Bunch of Celery

There is nothing worse than going to all the effort of growing what should be delicious organic celery only to find it is bitter and horrible. There are five main reasons why celery becomes overly bitter. Read on to find out what causes celery to become bitter and how you can ensure your celery crop … Read more

Sweet Stewed Chayote Fruit Recipe

Close-up of Sweet Stewed Chayote Fruit Recipe

This sweet stewed chayote fruit recipe is super simple to make and the perfect way to use up a bumper harvest of chayote. If you love the taste of stewed apples, then you’ll love this sweetened chayote compote. Chayote, also known as choko, can easily be used as a cooked apple substitute or mock apple. … Read more

What Makes Eggplants Bitter (and how to fix it)

What Makes Eggplants Bitter

Have you ever spent time lovingly cooking a dish with eggplant only to taste a mouthful of bitterness and horror? Well, I’ve been there too. And I wanted to find out what makes eggplants bitter and how to make sure I never eat a bitter eggplant again. Read on to find out more. Related: Can … Read more

How To Grow Okra: Planting, Caring, And Harvesting Okra

How to Grow Okra - Planting, Caring and Harvesting Okra

Okra is a productive vegetable to grow in the vegetable garden, producing an abundant harvest of food for your table. Here we’ll explore how to grow okra including details on planting, caring for your okra plants, harvesting okra, and some ideas for how to eat them. Let’s dig in. Okra Plant Profile Okra, whose botanical … Read more

How to Grow Chayote Squash (Choko) – the easy way!

How to Grow Chayote Squash Choko - Chayote Squash Growing on the Vine

Find out how to grow chayote squash as we cover planting, caring for, and harvesting chayote at home. Chayote is a prolific producer when grown in the right conditions and a popular vegetable to grow in a survival garden, food forest, or just an urban vegetable garden, so let’s find out how. Chayote Squash Plant … Read more

How To Eat Chayote (Choko) With Recipe Ideas

How to Eat Chayote Squash with Recipe Ideas

If you’re wondering how to eat chayote, also known as choko, then you’ve come to the right place.  We’ll explore eating chayote, including how it tastes, how to cook chayote, and recipe ideas to try. So whether you have a chayote vine growing in your yard or you’re just curious as to how to use … Read more