Female plants do not live as long or produce as well as male plants. How to grow Asparagus - Crop Rotation.

This is a real gourmet delight, having a flavour that can be best described as a cross between the freshest of garden peas and tender, early asparagus. These ...

The plant structure includes a tap root, which can be large enough to be useful in food, for example parsnips, carrots, and Hamburg parsley. Plants of this ...

Being a tropical plant, it is sensitive to frost. Most plants will not flower if the day length is less than 12 hours, although day length neutral cultivars do ...

The asparagus, Asparagus officinalis, is a spring vegetable, and is a flowering perennial plant species in the genus Asparagus in the lily family.

The forking of carrot roots is one of the major problems faced by gardeners. Forking can be caused by hard clay soil, stones, excessive nitrogen, or crowding in ...

Stem vegetables are those that have shoots or stalks which can be consumed. Some of the most popular stem vegetables include asparagus, celery, fennel, etc.

Give them decent soil and plenty of water, and each plant will produce up to 20 fruits (they're small, summer squashes - baby marrows in fact). There are plenty ...

It is cultivated for the sake of its fleshy, tapering roots, and chards (young shoots) in the spring, which can be cooked like asparagus. In the garden, salsify ...

It can develop a bitter taste if grown in cold climates. The plant is usually planted by hand in the autumn season and harvested in the following summer.

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If the weather in your area allows, you can get a spring and an autumn crop. Most growth will occur in cool weather. If you can only have one crop, we recommend ...

Sow two seeds to a small pot (7.5cm / 3in) in early March. When the seedlings emerge, thin out the weakest growing one. The plants can be transplanted to their ...

Feb 20, 2017 ... On the brighter side, early asparagus will be a welcome sight indeed. And I can't say I've minded the milder winter temps.

How to grow Asparagus · Know your Aubergines · How to grow Aubergines · Nutrition ... Carrots can be shredded, chopped, juiced or cooked whole. They are ...

Ultimately your turnip plants will be 7-10 cm (3-4 inches) apart, but turnip seeds are small and hard to dispense evenly, so spread the turnip seeds as thinly ...

Do not add nitrogen to the soil before planting (or after) - peas extract nitrogen from the air sufficient for the needs. An over-rich soil will cause ...

Celery leaves can also be eaten raw or used in soups or used to make celery juice. While it's commonly found in the grocery store and used in a variety of ...

The Melon Family, Cucurbitaceae, is a plant family commonly known as melons, gourds or cucurbits and includes crops like cucumbers, squashes (including pumpkins) ...

In cooler areas the recommended planting time is late winter or early spring. Separate multiple bulbs and plant each individual bulb, root end down. Do not ...