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 ...

If you plant broccoli transplants now, it will be about two months before you harvest the main head. And, since the plants will send up more, smaller florets after that, harvest continues for several ...

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* 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 ...

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 ...

There are certain vegetables grown by Alaska gardeners that have always been our go-to plants. I don’t like to call them short-season crops, but rather Alaskan standards. Outdoors, these standards are ...