Joes Guide to Growing Okra

Fried. Boiled. Baked. Pickled.  Okra can be eaten any number of ways.  Last year I was successful at growing okra, my only problem was I didn’

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Meet Joe Bartolotta

Hello everyone, I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Joe and I am entering my third season with a backyard vegetable garden. I reside in central

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Parsley over-winters well

I planted parsley last spring and while I did get to use some of it over the summer, it has done best this winter. Right now my parsley is a beautif

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Snails and slugs — ugh!

Every spring I'm surprised at the damage snails and their homely cousins the slugs can do seemingly overnight to my vegetable leaves. And that's abo

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