Have You Ever Ate The Edible Chayote?
Now and then, something pops up in horticultural magazines about chayote, Sechium edule. Last winter, this relative of the cucumber was offered at such a reasonable price that many people
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My Mother Was A Gardener – How About Yours?
My mother was a gardener! Despite frail health, she was one of those people who grew plants and flowers as a matter of course. To these “born gardeners,” it is
A Gift From The Indians Heirloom Beans
Heirloom beans, what are they? Heirloom beans are the ones that our fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers have been growing year after year here in New England. They have selected them
Coldframe Gardening Is Year Round Gardening
The general impression is that cold-frame operation ends with June and the setting out of all early plants. Far from it! So many are the uses of the cold frame
Bush Snap Beans Grow Quickly Still Time To Plant
Vacations tend to curb the style of garden planning, both from the standpoint of care and of using — or losing — the products. Bush snap beans are an exception.
How An 11-Year-Old Grows Cucumbers
Cucumbers are good to grow in any garden. They have high vitamin content and are delicious. An average size cucumber contains only 25 calories and is therefore useful to people
Sawdust for Your Garden
In many states, great piles of sawdust are going begging. Some of them, aged and well-rotted, are located in country sawmills. Others, both old and fresh, stand high in local
Bees Are Your Friends
The insect world is mysterious. It is amazing to see how insects fit into the pattern of this planned world. We soon discover that some are friends and others are
Worth-While Members of the Pea Family
While their flowers bring beauty to our borders, their roots supply nitrogen to the soil. Too few gardeners are acquainted with members of the pea or pulse family, many of
How To Make Compost
The gardener who burns all his leaves, grass clippings, weeds, and small prunings is destroying valuable soil material. Material that would have added fertilizer to the soil and improved the