http://www.karensgardentips.com Practical tips to help you get the most out of your garden. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:10:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/vegetables/five-favorite-heirloom-tomatoes/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/vegetables/five-favorite-heirloom-tomatoes/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:00:37 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=15066 Read 'Five Favorite Heirloom Tomatoes' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

To be a genuine heirloom tomato, the variety must be at least 50 years old (some say older) dating from the time before the extensive breeding of hybrids for commercial tomato growing as large scale agriculture came into being. Heirlooms also must be open pollinated which means they [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/vegetables/five-favorite-heirloom-tomatoes/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/vegetables/how-to-select-eggplants-for-the-home-vegetable-garden/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/vegetables/how-to-select-eggplants-for-the-home-vegetable-garden/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:00:20 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=13977 Read 'How to Select Eggplants for the Home Vegetable Garden' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Eggplant seems to be having a revival of sorts. As I walk through the local farmers’ market I have noticed that there are many different kinds of eggplants as well as eggplant seedlings available for sale. No longer do we have to stick [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/vegetables/how-to-select-eggplants-for-the-home-vegetable-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/vegetables/how-to-grow-beets-beta-vulgaris/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/vegetables/how-to-grow-beets-beta-vulgaris/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 09:00:42 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=12084 Read 'How to Grow Beets (Beta vulgaris)' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Beets are a sweet vegetable so if you have a sweet tooth this might be your number one choice of a vegetable. It is so sweet that some varieties are grown to produce commercial sugar (yes, that’s what a “sugar beet” is.) Even more interesting is [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/vegetables/how-to-grow-beets-beta-vulgaris/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/vegetables/how-to-choose-corn-for-the-home-garden/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/vegetables/how-to-choose-corn-for-the-home-garden/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 16:26:07 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=5974 Read 'How to Choose Corn for the Home Garden' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

As lovers of corn of the cob we remember well the first time we had Silver King a white corn that was tender, sweet, white and so delicious. Then another white corn, Silver Queen, came on the scene and we thought it even more [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/vegetables/how-to-choose-corn-for-the-home-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/vegetables/how-to-buy-pumpkins-for-halloween-and-thanksgiving/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/vegetables/how-to-buy-pumpkins-for-halloween-and-thanksgiving/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:29:34 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=3067 Read 'How to Buy Pumpkins for Halloween and Thanksgiving' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

A visit to the local farmers’ market or local pumpkin patch in the fall reveals a big selection of pumpkins for sale. The selection is also varied so whether you want an ornamental pumpkin for holiday decorations or one for making pies, muffins, soup, [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/vegetables/how-to-buy-pumpkins-for-halloween-and-thanksgiving/feed/ 0