by Stacie | Jan 17, 2023 | Garden
Peppers have been used for thousands of years by civilizations for culinary and medicinal purposes. Scientific evidence of fossilized capsicums has shown that ancient Ecuadorian civilizations were cultivating peppers over 6,100 years ago! This predates Christopher...
by Stacie | Dec 29, 2022 | Garden
The poinsettia plant, euphorbia pulcherrima, is a perennial shrub native to Mexico. Poinsettias are tropical plants that thrive year around in the lush rain forests where temperatures remain above 50 degrees. In 1825 Joel Robert Poinsett, the first U.S. ambassador to...
by Stacie | Nov 17, 2022 | Garden
As a gardener I try to grow the best tasting and healthiest produce in my vegetable garden. One of the best things you can do for your soil is to make your own homemade phosphorous fertilizer for plants using items in your kitchen. Healthy soil and plants are the...
by Stacie | Nov 1, 2022 | Garden
Cucumber plants, cucumis sativus, are warm season vegetables that thrive in temperatures from 75°F – 85°F. Gardening in zone 9A, generally allows me to plant cucumbers twice; I plant cucumbers once in the spring and once in the fall. I can teach you how to grow...
by Stacie | Sep 30, 2022 | Garden
Fall is welcomed by pumpkins and the vibrant fall blooms of mum plants scientifically called chrysanthemum morifolium. Have you overwintered your mums from last year and noticed they grew into leggy plants instead of growing in a compact rounded shape? The new growth...
by Stacie | Sep 21, 2022 | Garden
In the fall of the year, stores are full of a myriad of pumpkins ready for your fall decorations or for making pumpkin pie. There are pick your own pumpkin patches, pumpkin carving contests and contests to see how grew the biggest pumpkin. The end product you see in...
