Rutabaga Varieties

American Purple Top Rutabaga

The American Purple Top Rutabaga is a root vegetable that prefers to be harvested in cool weather.  It will germinate within 2 weeks and mature in under 120 days.  It is suggested that you sow this variety up to a 1 1/2 months before your average last frost date or up to 4 months before […]

Squash & Zucchini Varieties

Patty Pan Squash

This is the first year that I got the Yellow Bush Patty Pan Squash to grow.   They are soooo cute!  They really look like miniature flying saucers. Even though the yellow skin looks thick and tough, it is actually tender.  The flesh is cream color. Patty Pan plants grows in a bush form that […]

Sow and Grow Cucumbers

Sow and Grow Cucumbers

Cucumbers love warm weather and grow well vertically. Here are my helpful tips for cucumbers:  1) Sow cucumber seeds indoors under grow lights about one month before the last frost in the spring and transplant in late spring or early summer when the evenings are warm-or- Sow the seeds directly outside when the evening temperature […]