Growing Edibles

Roma tomatoes are a variety of plum tomato. These fruits are oblong with a grainy inside texture and contain few seeds. The skin of a Roma tomato is very firm when it is ripe. Unlike other...

Manure is divided into 2 types: hot manure and cold manure. Hot manure includes horse manure, chicken manure, and manure from carnivores such as dogs and cats. Cold manure is manure from rabbits...

Native to Central America, dragon fruit is popular for its refreshing tropical fruit, medicinal qualities and ornamental night-blooming flowers. The French introduced the dragon fruit to the...

Orange trees won't grow just anywhere. Like other plants, orange trees are picky about their particular soil and climate conditions. For the best harvest and the most enjoyable citrus gardening...

Japanese eggplants differ from the common varieties in several ways. They are small, long and thin, and more tender than the larger eggplants. The richly colored purple-black vegetable is...

Nutritional junkies have known for years what a great help wheat grass is to your body. This amazing plant contains dozens of vitamins and nutrients necessary for a healthy body and life. Wheat...

Use organic fertilizers for the constant supply of slow-release nutrients your vegetable plants need to thrive. Provide your plants with the right food and they'll feed you well in turn.

Swiss chard is one of those double-duty vegetables whose stunning good looks earn them a place in any ornamental border or patio-garden pot. This warm-season vegetable has deep-green leaves and...