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
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
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
Is your blueberry bush dying? Dying plants can be sad, especially when you don’t know what to do about it. But it isn’t the end— most dying blueberries can be saved before it’s too late. Read on to find out more about why your blueberry bush might be dying, and what you can do about … Read more
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
Is your blueberry bush flowering, but not producing any fruit? This can be a very frustrating issue to deal with, because who doesn’t love the taste of fresh blueberries? However, this is actually a very common problem, and can often be remedied easily. Keep reading to find out why you might be having this issue, … Read more
Fennel is a feathery herb and bulb vegetable with a fresh flavor with hints of licorice. Traditionally the leaves were used when cooking fish but there is so much more to this unique herb and vegetable. Every part of the fennel plant can be eaten including the leaves, bulb, flowers, and seeds. So read on to … Read more
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
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
While out to harvest some rosemary recently, I noticed my rosemary plant had yellow spots. Wanting rosemary for roasting potatoes, I wondered if you can still eat rosemary with these yellow spots. I also wanted to know what causes the yellow spots on rosemary and how to fix them. So I did some research and … Read more