Stephen Albert is a horticulturist, grab gardener, and certified nurseryman who has taught at the School of California for more than 25 years. He holds graduate ranges from the School of California and the School of Iowa. His books include Vegetable Garden Grower’s Data, Vegetable Garden Almanac & Planner, Tomato Grower’s Answer E e book, and Kitchen Garden Grower’s Data. His Vegetable Garden Grower’s Masterclass is available online. Harvesttotable.com has more than 10 million visitors each one year.
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Garden wisdom: “Don’t try to grow a 5 dollar plant in a 50 cent hole. For the best results, grow a 50 cent plant in a 5 dollar hole.” Growing vegetables starts with the soil. Soil is a mix of fine rock particles, water, air, organic matter, microorganisms, and other animals including worms. Soil is
Getting ready for Bean Planting – Harvest to Desk
You can prepare a planting bed for next year’s beans wherever the soil is workable. Pole and runner beans and lima and broad beans will grow well in soil too poor for most other vegetables. But soil enriched with aged compost and fertilizer will give beans a good home to grow quickly and yield well.
Pepper Rising Luck Guidelines – Harvest to Desk
1. Peppers prefer deep, aged-compost–rich soil. If your soil is heavy with clay, grow peppers in a raised bed, adding loam and sand. 2. Growing peppers in your native soil: add at least 2 inches of aged compost across the planting bed and sprinkle with 5-10-10 organic fertilizer, then turn the soil to at least
Broccoli Harvest – Harvest to Desk
Harvest main broccoli florets first; small florets can be harvested in about 10 more days. Broccoli—planted last spring– will continue to grow until severe freezing temperatures arrive. Harvest broccoli when flower heads have formed, but while the florets are still in tight bud. Harvest the large main or top floret first. Once the main floret
Satsuma Mandarin Orange – Harvest to Table
The first or earliest harvested mandarin orange is the Satsuma mandarin. Satsuma is a small bright orange mandarin with a delicate, sweet flavor. It is seedless and contains less acid than most other mandarins. If you have ever bought a can of imported mandarin oranges, you have probably tasted the Satsuma. At the farm market
How to Plant and Broaden Cauliflower
Cauliflower head near harvest Cauliflower is grown for its edible flower buds that form a solid head atop single stalks. The heads are edible raw or cooked. While cauliflower is perhaps the most delicious member of the cabbage family, it is also the most finicky to grow in the home garden. When the conditions are
