Interplanting

Light Requirements

When interplanting, it is helpful to consider whether the veggies like full sun and/or partial shade. Full Sun Lovers:   This category includes bulb, fruit, stem and root veggies: Beans,  Celeriac, Celery, Claytonia Collards, Corn, Cucumber, Eggplant, Garlic, Melons, Okra, Onions, Parsnips, Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Rutabagas, Squash (Summer & Winter), Sweet Potatoes, Tomatillo, Tomatoes and Turnips […]

Herb Varieties Herbs

Rosemary

While there are a few varieties of rosemary, I typically grow the upright type that forms a bush.  If it blooms, it will get blue flowers. Best Features: 1) It is so aromatic!  If you go outside in the rain, the rosemary will smell so good! 2) Depending on where you live this plant will […]

Cactus Varieties

Thanksgiving Cactus

Did you know that there are Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter Cacti?  I have a Thanksgiving Cactus. Best Features: 1) Thanksgiving Cactus leaves are flat with serrated edges. 2) The blooms start on the ends of the leaves in a tube. 3) As they mature, the blooms look like flowers within a flower. 4)  In Pittsburgh, […]