Category: Growing Food

Tips and Techniques for Growing Food.

A Guide to Growing Corn

Corn will grow best during summer as it prefers warm weather. Try to plant your corn about 14 days before the last frost and to stop your various varieties of corn form cross-pollinating each other, stagger your plantings about a week apart. This will also make harvesting a lot easier as the corn will not be ready all at the same time.

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How to Grow Heirloom Tomatoes

The techniques for growing these tomatoes the natural way have been passed on from generation to generation over centuries. Just follow these heirloom tomatoes growing tips and you will enjoy a good harvest of fresh heirloom tomatoes.

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Why Do Tomatoes Split?

You may find tomatoes with large cracks that form concentric circles around the stem. This splitting is caused by moisture stress, when the fruit becomes too plump too quickly and literally bursts through the skin. This typically occurs after a heavy rainfall that follows a dry spell.

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Tales of Kale

Kale is perhaps one of the toughest of green vegetables; it endures freezing temperatures and is one of the few vegetables growing in gardens at this time of year.

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Growing Mint Indoors

This article outlines four steps or stages which will help you avoid common mistakes and ensure that your indoor mint grows and flourishes throughout the year.

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