Regarded as a highly nutritious superfood, kale is a favorite amongst gardeners for the winter veggie garden. With its effortless growing requirements and tolerance to cold temperatures, you can...

There is no great secret to growing cucumbers, which are generally a carefree crop to grow in your backyard. As with other plants, some mishaps occur from time to time, and we try to understand...

When we picture an abundance of cucumbers harvested from our garden, we expect to see perfectly straight fruit with deep green skin bursting with a watery center. Sometimes things don't go to plan...

Harvesting your own cucumbers from the garden during the summer is satisfying, provided they look exactly how you imagined! After consistently harvesting cucumbers this season, I came across...

After planting a batch of mixed seedlings from my local nursery, I soon realized that I had a few different varieties of cucumber to harvest, some with prickles on the skin and some without. This...

The globally recognized vegetable is a favorite for many dishes, and growing your own couldn't be easier. As part of the Allium family, onions are a biennial plant that produces leaves and bulbs...