Vegetables

Garlic is one of our favorite hands-off crops to grow every year. It requires very little in the way of maintenance. However, one of the tasks we have to do each year is harvest garlic scapes from hardneck varieties. In this article, you will learn when and how to harvest garlic scapes. I will also …

Eggplants are in the same plant family as peppers, tomatoes, and potatoes. Known as nightshades, these plants are all fairly easy to grow in the home veggie garden. However, when it comes time to harvest your eggplants, you may be a bit uncertain. Do I pick it while it’s purple? Should I wait until it …

Ever since we built our first raised bed, we have been fascinated by how well our vegetables grow. Each raised bed can be highly customized to work for specific plants. Plus, they are great for keeping your garden highly organized. Today, I want to specifically cover how to grow peppers in raised beds. Peppers are …

We love harvesting fresh greens for salads right from our raised garden beds. Here in Connecticut, lettuce is one of our favorite crops to grow in the early spring and fall when outdoor temperatures are between 50°F and 70°F. Being a cool weather crop, lettuce doesn’t fare well with the intense heat of summer. We …

I love planting seeds, but that wasn’t always the case. I remember the feeling of planting my first few seeds and thinking, “That’s it? There is no way these are going to grow.” With a few years of practice, now I have confidence while planting seeds. So in this article, I’ll share our easy method …

If you are just getting started as a new gardener, you should choose crops that are easy to grow. There is nothing worse than a beginner gardener giving up after their new plants didn’t grow as well as expected. Thankfully, there are many different easy-to-grow vegetables for beginners. In this article, I’ll share 11 of …