Slug-Resistant Plants

The parsnip, Pastinaca sativa, is a long, tapered root vegetable that looks like a white carrot. A long-season crop that is started early in the spring to accommodate its 100-day maturation period, and one of the more challenging vegetables to grow, its flavor peaks after several light frosts, and it can be wintered over for an early spring harvest. In our guide to growing parsnips, we discuss all you need to cultivate this vegetable in your garden. Our article on parsni

Trellises are a great addition to any garden. They are both functional and beautiful. In addition, trellises help keep vines healthy by allowing them to grow above the ground, away from the soil’s moisture. Many varieties of creeping vegetables thrive well on trellises. The gardener, however, must ensure that a trellis is sturdy enough to support heavier vegetables and to last season after season. Wood is the ideal medium of choice when building a garden trellis. Pressure-treated lumber work

I’m sure you have seen the prices of peppers in the store lately. They can be very expensive and most stores have a limited selection.  You can save money by growing your own peppers. Then you can dice and freeze the extra peppers and enjoy them during the winter. Peppers may be sweet or so hot they will make you cry, so know which verities you want to eat before planting or if you are brave, experiment a little with some new pepper plants you’ve never had before. Habanera is a

Caro Langton and Rose Ray have a business creating indoor plant installations. They share ideas and growing advice in their new book House of Plants. House of Plants: Living with Succulents, Air Plants and Cacti What is the aim of House of Plants? When we started searching for inspiration styling indoor plants, we struggled to find a book that was informative and beautiful. Many of the older plant-care books were brilliant for getting the facts, but we felt there was a gap in