Cabbage has been a popular winter vegetable that takes time to fully mature. Early cabbage varieties are more vulnerable to splitting as compared to the longer maturing kinds. However, it depends on the weather conditions too. For preventing splitting, it is better to harvest cabbage when its head is firm. Most gardeners harvest cabbage due to the versatility of fresh use.

Cabbage does well if you store it well. If you create the right environment for cabbage, it stays fresh for weeks and even months. Here, we are going to explore how to store cabbage in the best way. However, if you have a root cellar at home, you can use that space to store cabbage for the winter. So, have a look at some storage tips here!

If you have ever grown tomatoes, then you may have seen green-colored caterpillar pests. These are usually two main pest species, tobacco hornworms and tomato hornworms. These species can be found in southern Canada and various regions of the United States. These big, green insects can damage the tomato crop in no time. Not just that, but they feed on other plants in the nightshade family like tobacco, potatoes, bell peppers, and eggplants. Hornworm caterpillars blend easily with the green foliage and eat non-stop, while creating chewed and spotty fruits and leaves.

Hornworm caterpillars belong to the Sphingidae moth family. They are called hornworms due to their horn-like projections at the eighth abdominal segment’s end. These pests are known for their horns and large size than other species. Some, such as tobacco and tomato hornworms are the most common pests.

You must have surely come across several lip-smacking dishes of the very popular Brussels sprouts. They are very hard to earn delicacy though as they grow very slowly. However, if you are patient enough, you can get ready for harvesting Brussels sprouts at home with our help.

Let us now give you all info for cultivating a bountiful Brussels crop.

Have you ever wondered why Linden tree smell is enchanting? Well, there are a lot of things in nature that are simply unexplainable and probably that’s the magic of the planet we live in. Sure thing, we are so fortunate to live in a world wherein the surrounding incessantly fascinates us.

Did you know that the flowers of this tree are a rich source of volatile oils that can produce soothing aroma? Interestingly, the aromatic flowers are well-known and are generally used in the form or herbal tinctures and teas.

Many people are mesmerized by the pleasant scent of linden tree because its sweet, soothing, warm and homely fragrance especially when they are in full bloom is utterly irresistible and seems to have the ability to transport you in a different world where you can reminisce about past memories or just solely enjoy the moment.

People always look for vegetables which not only have a sweet taste but also want to use them as an alternative of medicines. You will be able to find a number of vegetables which are full of vitamins and calcium which are suggested by doctors to eat to make immunity and other internal systems more stable. “Rattlesnake beans” is one of them. You will enjoy multiple types of vitamins and calcium with the sweetest taste. The natural and organic taste of the beans makes them perfect for you to use.

The rattlesnake beans are also known as “Green beans” and “French Beans”. These are cultivated in northeastern and western the United States. However, it can also be found in multiple other regions of the world. The beans have a very sweet taste.

There are approximately more than 200 types of beans. The rattlesnake pole beans are one of them. The beans are very famous and can found on dining tables, too. The beans are added in different types of dishes, but these are also served as fresh along with a salad.

Timing is pivotal to harvesting garlic, perhaps more than most other Allium plants, including the one we are all familiar with – the onion. That is the reason we have crafted this article for you, dedicating it solely to the intricacies and nuances of knowing when to harvest hardneck garlic at just the right time.

In this quest, our focus as you might have noted is on the hardneck garlic variant. Are things very different in case of softneck or other variants of garlic? Actually no; at the same time, hardneck varieties are among the most sought after kinds of garlic, for reasons we will describe later in the article.

Accordingly, it only made sense that we placed special emphasis on aspects related to harvesting hardneck garlic in particular.

At this stage, the first important thing to do is to explain the very process of hilling potatoes (unless you are already familiar with it) since that will help you appreciate the rest of the article a whole lot better.

Essentially, hilling potatoes refers to the process of adding additional organic material such as soil to the budding stem of the plant in a manner that it encourages the growth of additional potatoes. 

 You see potato tubers primarily form around the base of the plant. At the same time, these tubers do not do well when exposed directly to sunlight. Therefore, when you “hill” the base of the plant, you allow budding tubers to form and grow effectively.

The end result of all this effort is that your overall yield of potatoes – from the same crop that you planted, increases exponentially. Globally, this is the crux of hilling potatoes – to maximize yield from each planting of the crop.

The guinep is an exotic fruit native to the Caribbean region and the northern parts of South America. Over time, it has been grown in other places too which include southern Florida, California, Israel, Hawaii, and the Philippines to name a few.

Unlike some other fruits of its ilk which may grow on bushes or shrubs, the guinep fruit grows on full-fledged guinep trees that can go as high as 100 feet, often rendering fruit picking a remarkable challenge! These trees grow best in warm, tropical climates. As a corollary, they do not grow well in places which do not uniformly have such climate.

The guinep has over time been known by a number of different names. Scientifically, it is known as Melicoccus bijugatus. Some other names used to refer to the same tree – and thus to the fruit that it bears, include Spanish lime, chenet, quenepe, limoncillo (not to be confused with Limoncello, the lemon liqueur produced in southern Italy), mamón, kinnip, and talpa jacote, among others.

So you are excited about the prospects of seeing no more weeds in your lawn, now that you have had 2 4-d applied on it. Yet, even after applying 2 4-d, a lingering question remains with regard to its efficacy. Specifically, you really want to be sure about how long does 2 4-d take to work?

Will you see instant results?

Or will it be a long-drawn affair?

In this post, we answer all your queries around the impact that 2 4-d has and indeed the time that it takes to showcase results. So read on as we reveal all the details around how long does 2 4-d take to work so that you remain as informed as possible on this vital aspect related to upkeep of your garden lawn.

First things first – if your lawnmower is blowing smoke, irrespective of its color, there is clearly something wrong. In this article, we focus on the occurrence of white smoke in particular which happens to be emanating from your lawn mower.

Once you know the reasons behind the emission of this white colored smoke, you will in turn be in a good position to resolve the problem.

Therefore, without further ado, we get down to answering your question as to “Why is my lawnmower blowing white smoke?”