Did you know there’s an exotic melon with flesh like lime gelatin dessert (only better)? Have you ever heard of the taradi vine with its edible tubers? How about the delicious Shopova fruit?

The options available to you when starting out gardening. Learn how to make the right gardening choices so that your garden can be as good as possible.

Did you know that one of the most versatile plants for your home garden and/or landscaping is a blueberry bush? It’s got great color all year, produces extremely healthy fruit and is easy to maintain.

While most gardeners around the country are winding down their gardens for the year, Southern California gardeners can plant a fresh crop of vegetables and blooms in September and October for enjoyment during fall and winter. Prepare Your Soil For Fall Flowers: Remove annuals. Break up and till the soil and generously add compost or organic planting mix. You may want to wait a week or two before adding fresh plants. This will give weeds enough time to germinate. Remove the weeds while they are small so they will be less of a headache later on.

Once considered by commentators as a passing craze, the enormous growth in ‘grow your own’ (GYO) fruit and vegetables is a modern day phenomenon. The reasons behind the GYO success goes beyond the search for better tasting food. So what makes GYO big business and why have so many people with little or no gardening interest been so quick to embrace this latest trend?

Biological gardening is gaining ground and for good reasons. It environmental friendly and if you are growing your own vegetables you are sure they are healthy. The composting process is a very good way to enhance the structure of your gardens soil.