Gardener's Greenroom

Elmer Fudd wasn't the only person frustrated with wabbits. Deer and rabbits can put a quick end to an expensive new shrub, nip off dozens of annuals, and prune perennials to the ground. While there are many deer repellents, deer-defying...

As a kid, you couldn't have convinced me to eat a Brussels sprout. Yuck! I think they were served boiled in the school cafeteria. But, now I find them delicious. The key is proper cooking of fresh Brussels sprouts (it's...

Hand-pollinating flowers on your tomatoes or squash might seem extreme, but there are several reasons why you might wish to take pollination into your own hands. We'll talk about which plants gardeners choose to hand pollinate and what they're trying...

When we plant tomatoes, we hope for big, juicy red–or purple, yellow, orange, even green–tomatoes and large crops of healthy plants. Sunshine, fertile soil, proper watering, and mulching are all important for a bumper crop. But is there anything else...

If you like a little spice in your life, peppers can bring the heat. Often, the hot pepper selection in the grocery store is a little lacking, but as gardeners, there are so many choices on what we can grow;...

Depending on your climate and when you planted them, some onions are ready to harvest in August, and some won't be ready until nearly the frost. But learning when and how to harvest is only half the battle—maybe less than...

Green beans are a garden superstar—easy to grow and harvest. A row or trellis of green beans will produce a prolific crop and have you feeling like a green thumb, enjoying the tasty crisp flavor you can't get from a...

It's the scourge of tomato lovers and gardeners—blossom end rot. After waiting what seems like forever for our tomatoes to ripen, it's disheartening to see those brown splotches on the bottoms of the fruit. While blossom end rot can't be...

Watering seems simple, but it's one of the most overlooked facets of a successful garden. The amount of advice can be overwhelming: don't water too much, water in the morning, don’t water overhead, only water from the base. Let's take...