Posts by Jon M

Knowing the weight of a single tomato is helpful if you are cooking or canning. Still, the average size depends on the type of tomato and when it was harvested. So, how much does a tomato weigh?...

Do you get early blight or late blight on your tomato plants? If so, then you know how frustrating it is to lose fruit, plants, or an entire season’s work to these diseases. Luckily, there are some...

If you recently planted blackberry bushes (sometimes called brambles) in your yard, you may not have any fruit on them just yet.  In that case, you are probably wondering when blackberry bushes...

If you recently planted strawberry plants in your yard, you may not have any fruit on them just yet.  In that case, you are probably wondering when strawberry plants produce fruit, and if there...

If you planted corn stalks in your garden this year, you may not have any ears of corn growing on the plants just yet.  In that case, you may be wondering when your corn stalks will produce ears...

Now that growing season is coming to an end, you are probably wondering how to improve your garden soil over the winter season.  If you take the right steps now, it will be much easier to get a...