Broccoli Buttoning: What Causes Multiple Tiny Heads?

Are you familiar with deadheading? This is the practice of cutting flowers off a plant after they finish blooming, and before they set seed.Its main purpose is to extend the growing s

The different sized beads and color variation in this broccoli head is known as “cat eye,” where clusters of small, lighter-colored beads are surrounded by larger, darker-colored beads. This is a common symptom of heat stress in broccoli, which is more often seen in broccoli grown in the spring as temperatures heat up during head formation, especially if spring temperatures heat up quickly. The head pictured here would be unmarketable. Heat has been one of the biggest challenges to growing broccoli on the east coast; therefore, selecting heat-tolerant varieties (pg. 49) is extremely important when planning a broccoli crop.

Bachelor’s button, Centaurea cyanus, is a European wildflower that has naturalized across the United States. It is a member of the Asteraceae family that includes asters, chicory, daisies, mums, sunflowers, and yarrow.It’s a vigorous plant commonly found growing among the grain crops in farmer

You must be familiar with dark green florets of broccoli on thick lime green stems. But do you know there are several varieties available that are skinnier, leafier, purple, white, spirally-pointed, and lime green? Sounds exciting? Time to discover some of the best Types of Broccolis! 

Learning How to Grow Broccoli Sprouts at home is not as difficult as it looks, and can save you a lot of money. Let’s learn how to cultivate theseMicro-Greens Year-Round easily!

Tropical garden croton, Codiaeum variegatum, is a striking foliage plant with bold, leathery leaves in shades of yellow, red, and green.Variegation creates a dazzling array of contrasting

I was visiting my daughter out West, and on one of our walks, we came upon what turned out to be prickly pear cacti growing on a hillside by the road.One of the flattened paddle-l

The peony, Paeonia spp., is a flowering perennial for USDA Hardiness Zones 3-8 that thrives in full sun. It blooms in springtime, and sometimes early summer.The blossoms are big and flouncy, and are a

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We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission.If you’ve been wanting to garden indoors, but don’t really have a lot of free time or roo

Asters are perennial flowers that bloom near the end of the growing season. They produce voluminous sprays of small, daisy-like flowers in shades of blue, pink, purple, and white.We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If

Broccoli is a nutritious vegetable that tastes delicious fresh from the garden. However, it can be challenging to grow, and sometimes all you get is a yard full of beautiful – and edible – leafy greens, but no heads.We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of ou