Friday, May 6th, 2011

A couple of years ago the Topsy-Turvy upside down tomato planter was all the rage. I bought into the cool idea of trying to grow tomatoes upside down. I thought it was a pretty interesting idea.I ran out to my local Lowes store, bought one of the planters, and immediately ...

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Bell peppers are a great addition to any vegetable garden. They are pretty easy to grow and will provide an abundant amount of peppers throughout the season.One cool thing about growing bell peppers is they can be found in a variety of great looking colors, such as red, purple, orange, ...

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

One of the great things about growing tomatoes, other than getting great tasting fruit, is they are very adaptable to different conditions. Because of this, tomatoes can easily be grown in containers in case you dont have a lot of space.Many people actually prefer growing tomatoes in containers over growing ...

Spinach is Not a Warm Weather Plant

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

A few weeks ago, I posted about white clusters on the stems of a spinach plant. It turns out that the spinach plant is bolting and that its not insects. There have a been some consecutive days of warm weather, which spinach doesnt like. I ...