Jed, The Retired Farmer, Is A Popular Character Due to Jed’s awe-inspiring rise in popularity among my readers, I have put together a collection of the many bits of advice, anecdotes, stories, and witticisms that my beloved neighbor has imparted to me throughout The Perfect Vegetable Garden.  Enjoy the wisdom…

December 2019 Garden Questions This December garden quiz covers a variety of interesting facts. The answers are found within the many informative tidbits of The Perfect Vegetable Garden.  Dive straight into December 2019 Garden Answers if you get stumped – but first, try to figure them out!  Or, as my…

Otherwise Known As A Pack Of Peculiar Plants I’ve got some uncanny, off-the-wall plants here – some are root vegetables – and some are strictly “above ground” – if you know what I mean.  And, all of them can be grown by the average, everyday home gardener right here in…

  Vile Varmints Are Eating My Veggie Leaves!                   Recently, I was browsing through my garden – admiring how well everything has been growing – despite the fact that we have had such a long dry spell. When I got to the…

A Breakdown Of Soil In The Eastern Midwest It is time to look at the soil makeup in the East North Central sector of the Midwest. This is the third installment in the soil analysis series.  For an overall view and for other regions that have been scrutinized, head on…

  What’s Easier Than Falling Off A Log?  Growing Collard Greens! If you’re not growing collard greens, you should be – if you are partial to all the healthy nutrition that leafy vegetables have to offer. Originating in the Mediterranean region, Greeks were eating them along with kale a couple…

  Is “Growing Celeriac” The Same As “Growing Celery Root?” Exactamundo!  Growing celeriac and growing celery root are precisely the same!  Known by other names – such as turnip rooted celery – or, knob celery – celeriac, is a celery-like veggie that produces an edible globular swelling as part of…

  Rare Exotic Plants – Unusual Beans To Grow Tired of growing the same old thing?  Try a few rare exotic plants!  Most of us home gardeners religiously pop the same vegetable seeds into the ground every year.  It almost makes gardening a no-brainer for us – because, after a…

Generator Reviews – Covering All The Best For Your Electrical Needs! Here, in this jumping off point for generator reviews, I answer a lot of questions that are asked by people trying to find the perfect backup generator for their home. Let’s first look at scenarios that can kill your…

  Before Getting Started With Snow Thrower Reviews… You may be asking yourself the question, “Is it a ‘snow thrower’ or a ‘snow blower’?”  Most folks are used to calling this machine a snow blower.  But, that is not factually correct.  The word “blower” conjures up visions of a vacuum hose…