What Are Garden Bulbs - Welcome To Bulbs 101 A garden bulb is a flower that grows from a bulb. Bulbs are an underground storage system that the plant uses to store food and water. When the plant...

When regular purple eggplant is fully ripe, it goes from having a deep purple color to having a light purple or brown color - unfortunately, it is also bitter when ripe. It is important to pick...

The fact is that green tomatoes are poisonous because they contain the alkaloid toxin called solanine. How does this piece of information fit in with Jon Avnet's 1991 film "Fried Green Tomatoes"...

A compost tea is a naturally brewed liquid fertilizer made from garden compost materials.    The brewing process allows the transfer of microbial biomass of beneficial organisms, particulate...

Pigweed with seed head Pigweed is the common name for Amaranthus retroflexus. It is an annual herb with an erect form (there is also a prostrate form), sometimes reaching approximately 10 feet...

If you want to enjoy your garden for as much of the year as possible, even when it's icy cold outside, you're going to have to think about using frost tolerant plants in your garden. A beautiful...