How To Grow Green Chillies

Even if the seedlings sprout in crowded conditions, they can be successfully lifted and transplanted so that they are eight to ten inches apart.If you want an earlier start, or want to try your hand at starting plants indoors, they can be planted under...

While 60 to 75 days is an average harvest time for growing collard greens to reach maturity, the leaves can be picked at any time they are of edible size from the bottom of the large, inedible stalks.

If you get cold winters, for instance, you're not going to beyou like. When the temperature drops, protect your winter salad greens further with a garden quilt.If growing greens in winter to you means all winter long, then you'll want to switch to plastic,...

You may also wish to include some edible flowers or herbs to add pizzazz to your salads. That's only the tip of the iceberg. There are so many more greens to choose from and many of them are more colorful (i.e. not only more flavorful but higher in nutrition...

Or we may choose to make our favorite wilted mustard salad. As you might guess, when we girls were children, our brothers were major nuisances and counted for little in our girly minds.

If you are not getting this much rainfall a week while growing mustards, then you can do additional watering.Keep your mustard greens bed weed free, especially when they are small seedlings.

They are likely originally from China, but throughout Asia they are considered a Japanese vegetable. There are two main varieties of mizuna: Mizuna Early and Mizuna Purple.Mizuna Early is tolerant to both heat and cold and slow to go to seed, making it...

Komatsuna might possibly be the most underrated vegetable ever. When I read about them, I began to wonder what does komatsuna taste like and how do you grow it. Read on to discover a wealth of interesting komatsuna facts.) is an incredibly hardy green...

It's not often that we eat plant leaves, but in the case of greens, they provide a wide range of flavor and a nutrient punch. They have often been discarded or considered less valuable where a root crop was involved, so farm laborers developed innovative...

Light is necessary for germination, so don't cover the seeds. My containers receive sun up until about 10AM, with my overhang sheltering my containers the rest of the day. Some varieties can tolerate more sun and there are actually ‘sun coleus' that...

Caladiums are sold in several grades, and the #1 Jumbos give the biggest show, but I've also used the smaller ones sold in those cheap big box store bags with great results; it just takes more of them to fill a huge pot.

After setting out your transplants, keep them well tilled to control weeds for a few weeks. Johnny's Selected Seeds has a cover crop combo mix that I've been using for several years.

Combined with their extreme delicacy, harvesting is an exacting and tedious task resulting in a higher priced gourmet green when found in the market.) or corn salad greens, as they are also known, has been cultivated under the name doucette since the...

Most of the timecan be tossed in for more juice and depending on taste the chef may userhizomes, smoked meat (known locally as ‘boucane') and various spices such as curry or powdered turmeric.

Last year we sowed outside Joi Choi," she said. Linda gardens by the square foot gardening method and never fails to amaze us with what she yields from her organic backyard home garden.

The leaves are high in magnesium, which is important for hundreds of the body's chemical reactions, according to NIH.Juice both the stalk and the leaves of a piece of celery to enjoy all the benefits of this vegetable.

It is also used as a spread on bread or vegetables.Both traditional ghee and vegetable ghee have a texture and appearance similar to lard. It is made up almost entirely of hardened vegetable oil and is free from any milk products.It is ideal for various...

The juice is made like tea: boiled in water and strained. Drink hot or chill and serve cold. Lemongrass juice can be consumed hot or cold. Place the pot on the stove and set the burner to high.

It may also be applied to the skin to repel insects. Apply the oil liberally where required.Hanging your fresh eucalyptus leaves in a dark place until they become crumbly and dry makes eucalyptus potpourri, to which other herbs can be added depending...

I take out a few of the oldest canes around the first week of February, but that's all the maintenance I do, other than remove any broken canes if we have an ice storm. It produces copious amounts of the palest pink blossoms that turn pure white as they...

Sprinkle the confetti eggs with tamari and serve them over whole wheat toast.1-1/4 cups of grated cheese (Monterey Jack or Swiss is good)Preheat your oven to 350°F. Melt butter in skillet; add green onion and garlic; saute lightly.

Unlike lemongrass, citronella grass is inedible and has an unpleasant taste. According to the Essential Oil Database, good quality citronella has a distinct "grassy" scent with hints of lemon or citrus.

Braided flowers can be very simple or very complex, but the materials needed are minimal and easy to use. Reverse these directions once and the corner should be firmly locked.Take the horizontal piece and push it through the locked area loosely, leaving...

These are deeply green and may be curled or infolded. It is also heavily browsed by wild animals.June through August is the primary leaf formation period. Once cool weather arrives, the foliage is not persistent and it has no value to animals.

(It is a close relative ofbut with far less oxalic acid.) The acid in the leaves will react with cast iron, giving off a metallic taste; sorrel cooked in aluminum cookware can draw out enough aluminum ions to be toxic.

Our winters are long and cold, so we need to can every vegetable we can to get for the vitamins. It is an old tradition, but people are still following it, although nowadays we can find sauerkraut or raw cabbage at the store all winter long.

So when the greens whatever they might be were finished cooking, my Dad would always pour out the "Likker" in a container. Hope y'all have some cornbread around to sop up the likker :)