Though it might not seems obvious to average people, seed potatoes and regular potatoes are not the same. Any smart gardener will tell you seed potatoes have some distinct advantages over regular potatoes in growing a new potato plant. Although you can grow potatoes from any regular store-bought ones the chances of success are far…
One of the essential parts of growing any plant is to take proper care of them. Cucumber although is an easy to grow plant is not an exception to this. Among various things, giving your plant some kind of support (if needed) is a very important aspect of plant maintenance. In this post, we will…
One of the most important parts of potato cultivation is the hilling of the plant. Once your potato plants start to grow, you’ll have to hill your plant. In this post we will discuss the process of hilling and why it is so important for growing potatoes. What is Hilling: The main edible part of…
What Makes Cucumbers Bitter Cucumber plants contain a compound cucurbitacin, which makes the cucumbers taste bitter. Cucurbitacin is mostly found in the foliage as well as in the fruits. It is nature’s way to deter animals and protecting the fruit from getting eaten. The more cucurbitacin, the more bitter the taste of the cucumber. Are…
Potatoes are grown mainly from seed potatoes. But you cannot just plant the seed potatoes directly in the garden. One of the important parts of growing potatoes is to sprouting the seed potatoes. In this post, we will discuss how to sprout a potato, if you want to learn more about potato gardening see our…
