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Choosing Tomato Varieties Healthy, vigorous tomato vines can produce a lot of fruit. But of the thousands of varieties available, how do you narrow your choices?   |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
When Good Tomatoes Go Bad Here's a list of eight of the most common tomato fruit problems not caused by insect or disease. |
This Old House
March 27, 2001
Lynn Ocone |
Growing Perfect Tomatoes Treat yourself to one of the true pleasures of summer: your own homegrown tomatoes fresh from the vine... |
National Gardening
Jack Ruttle |
The Tomato-Vetch Connection A USDA-devised mulch system is revolutionizing tomato farming... |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Grow Space-Saving Tomatoes If you only have a small garden, there are varieties of tomatoes that will fit perfectly into the space. |
National Gardening
Deborah Wechsler |
Ten Steps to Giant Tomatoes If you want to join the ranks of supergrowers in your area, follow these 10 steps. |
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Planting and Pruning Plums European plums grow in tight clusters, but require little thinning. |
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Tomato Problems Some problems with tomatoes are not caused by insects or diseases. Here are a few common problems. |
National Gardening
Deborah Wechsler |
Growing Giant Tomatoes All about growing really humongous plants and tomatoes |
National Gardening
June 2000
Beth Marie Renaud |
Tomatoes in a Can Growing full-size tomatoes in containers saves space and protects plants from disease |
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Small Fruits & Berries 101 Compared with apples, peaches or any of the tree fruits, bush and bramble fruits are easy to grow. They rarely require spraying for pests and begin bearing some fruit the year after you plant them. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
EZ Pick Fruit Trees These naturally dwarf trees grow only 6 to 10 feet tall, are easy to care for, and are perfect for small families. Available in apple, peach, pear, and other varieties. |
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Big Pots - Early Tomatoes Large containers are attributed to the success of growing early tomatoes. |
Science News
March 22, 2003
Janet Raloff |
Food for Thought : Perk Up Food Flavors with... Black Plastic? (with pesto recipe) Though most herb gardeners grow their basil clumps in bare earth, new research from scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture suggests that cooks will get richer flavored greens by laying a swath of black plastic mulch over the ground prior to planting. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Ties That Bind Quick, easy tomato tie-ups... |
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Planning for Peaches As with most fruit trees, the trick is to start out with the peach variety that suits your climate. |
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Peach Essentials Tips for growing peaches |
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Buying Strawberry Plants What to look for and know when buying strawberry plants. |
| National Gardening |
Blackberry Essentials Tips for growing blackberries |
National Gardening
Carolyn Male |
Tomato Diseases Forewarned is forearmed: how to read your tomato leaves. |
National Gardening
Nan Sterman |
Hardy Kiwi Have you tasted these remarkable miniature kiwis yet? Every bit as delicious as the larger, more familiar fuzzy kiwi, hardy kiwis are much easier to grow and eat (skin and all). |
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Food Gardening 101 It's a great treat to go shopping in your own garden to harvest fresh food. A small, well-tended garden can be just as productive as a large one that is ignored, so it is a good idea to start small and expand it as you need more space. |
National Gardening
Lee Reich |
Blueberry Prescription A timeless favorite for the garden and the kitchen... |
National Gardening
June 2000
Charlie Nardozzi |
Delightful Delphiniums New forms of these classic garden flower are more heat tolerant |
National Gardening
Jack Ruttle |
Weird Tomatoes Heirloom tomatoes offer diverse characteristics and are easy to grow. Five top heirlooms are suggested. |
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Preparing for Raspberries Raspberries are so delicate and perishable they're scarce at the supermarket and fruit stands and expensive if you find them. Fortunately, they're easy to grow at home. |
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Sweet Corn Essentials Tips on planting, growing, and harvesting sweet corn. |
DailyCandy
May 8, 2006 |
Peaches & Herb AeroGarden is a self-contained nursery that allows you to harvest your own vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit without the usual strain and effort. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Second Harvest July is the perfect month to start thinking about the fall garden. Many of the vegetables you've enjoyed from the garden this spring and early summer can be grown and harvested this fall as well. |
National Gardening
Kris Wetherbee |
Jostaberry Here is information on the jostaberry, a sweet berry that is easy to grow because of its resistance to disease. |
National Gardening
Kris Wetherbee |
Meet the Asian Pears Growing your own is the surest way to experience them at peak flavor |
National Gardening
April 2000
Barbara Pleasant |
Balloon Flower Easy to grow, reliable, looks great as a border -- and it's blue |
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Planting Groundcover Use low-growing perennial plants and shrubs as groundcovers to cover slopes and rough ground or to replace high-maintenance lawns. Choose plants that thrive in your particular soil and climate. |
National Gardening
Lee Reich |
Blackcap Brambles Despite the black raspberry's past popularity and the fact that it will grow well from zone 4 south through zone 8, today the blackcap is mostly a regional favorite. The middle Atlantic region and Ohio are traditional hotbeds of black raspberry enthusiasm. |
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Maintaining a Vegetable Garden Healthy, vigorous vegetable plants produce the most flavorful and bountiful harvests. Give your garden plants the moisture and nutrients they need, and keep them weeded and harvested for tasty and nutritious crops. |
National Gardening
Lewis & Nancy Hill |
Seaberry Among the recent horticultural arrivals from Russia and central Asia is the seaberry, also known as sea buckthorn |
| National Gardening |
High Yielding, Shaded Strawberries Maximize strawberry harvest by providing shade during peak flowering. |
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Care and Harvest of Strawberries You won't be idle until your first harvest. You must not let the new plants set berries in their first year. They will try to fruit, but you must pick off the blossoms as they appear. |
National Gardening
Shila Patel |
Peaches, Plums, Nectarines: When to Harvest Tree fruits are beginning to ripen this month, so we asked an expert on the subject how to harvest fruit at its absolute peak. |
National Gardening
Skip Richter |
A Tomato a Day May Keep the Doctor Away Apart from being a rich source of vitamins A and C, folic acid, and potassium, tomatoes have an additional beneficial nutrient. The compound lycopene, present in tomatoes and some other fruits and vegetables, is a powerful antioxidant that may help prevent cancer and other serious diseases. |
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Mulching Trees and Shrubs Why mulch? Because it helps minimize weeds, conserve moisture, moderate soil temperature, and make your yard look good. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Getting Gardens Ready for Winter While gardeners in warmer climes (USDA zones 8 to 10) relish the cool air because it signals fall planting time, most gardeners across the country know it's time to wrap up the garden. |
National Gardening
Barbara Pleasant |
Marvelous Mums Plant these hardy fall-bloomers now or in spring |
| National Gardening |
Getting Started With Perennials First, we dispel a common myth: You don't need to be an expert gardener to grow perennials. Then we answer a few common questions about perennials. |
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Apple Essentials Tips on planting, tending, and harvesting |
This Old House
Lance Walheim |
Easy Care Roses Far from finicky, many shrub-type roses bloom all summer long with very little fuss. Here are some top choices for flower borders, hedges, and containers |
National Gardening
Jack Ruttle |
All-American Daylilies No other perennial gives as much for so little |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Persimmons Consider the many virtues of persimmons, one of the most widely grown "exotic" fruits. |
Food Processing
August 2007
Ashman & Beckley |
Product Spotlight: Carbonating Fruit Fizzy Fruit Co. adds carbonation to grapes for a unique - and polarizing - experience. |
National Gardening
June 2000
Victoria Matthews |
Tropical Visions Given the right conditions, these flamboyant vines can grow almost anywhere |
