What crops are grown in market gardening?

Introduction: Tomatoes are easy to grow and provide plenty of fruit when given adequate space and support, such as stakes, trellises, in the garden, or a pot. The correct tomato plant spacing is dependent upon which tomato variety is being grown. The ideal spacing for tomato plants is between 24 to 36 inches apart. Spacing tomato plants any closer than 24 inches will reduce air circulation around the plants and can result in disease. Tomato spacing mainly depends on two factors; what types of

Like its brassica relatives, cauliflower, Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, is prone to pests that pose a threat to successful cultivation. And in addition to the damage pests can do to developing heads, foliage, and roots, they may also be vectors, or carriers, of plant diseases that may be detrimental to an even greater degree. In our cauliflower growing guide, we discuss all you need to know to grow and care for your own plants. In this article, we introduce nine common

Hydrangea quercifolia You may already know about those fabulously puffy, fluffy hydrangeas, bursting with blue and purple blooms. But do you know their less showy, yet still just as charming sister, H. quercifolia? Commonly known as oakleaf hydrangea, this plant is native to the southeastern region of the United States. First described and illustrated in 1773 by botanist and writer William Bartram, this woody shrub ranges from Tennessee into North Carolina, west to Louisiana, and f

Dasylirion is a small genus consisting of 18 different semi-succulent species of plants. It comes under the family Asparagaceae. These plants are found along dry washes, arid lands and on rocky hillsides where the soil is porous and fast draining. Dasylirion wheeleri is one of the species in this genus. It’s native to the arid lands of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It’s a slow to moderate growing perennial shrub having a single trunk that has no branches. It&