An easy-to-grow plant where summers are reasonably warm, say zone six and above. Suitable climates include the southern half ...

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Every growing season, I like to grow one or two plants that I have never grown before. It might be a vegetable or an ornamental plant, but each year I learn new things about gardening simply by ...

Despite it calling to me, I’m following my own advice and not yet working out in the yard. Instead, I’ve been cleaning out the plant room to make way for propagating my dahlias and several varieties ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Thank goodness we have received some much needed rain this week to keep everything growing. The next few weeks is a good time to get garden favorites such ...

Tomatillos (Physalis philadelphica or Physalis ixocarpa) are, like tomatoes, a member of the nightshade family. The plants are bushy, about 4 feet tall, with leggy branches that need stakes or cages ...

Growing tomatillos on the coast is easy and fun. Also known as Mexican husk tomatoes, tomatillo fruits are a key ingredient in salsa verde and other green Mexican salsas. While you can easily buy ...

I was a little intimidated the first time I saw a tomatillo at the farmers market. At first, I thought they were unripe green tomatoes, but the farmer explained that tomatillos are a unique ingredient ...

Q: Is a tomatillo similar to a green tomato? And can I grow them in Oklahoma? Jan, Tulsa A: Tomatillos are included in the Nightshade family of plants which also includes tomatoes, peppers and ...

Two tiny tomatillo fossils have kicked the origin of nightshade plants back to the age of dinosaurs. The fossils, pressed into 52-million-year-old rock, suggest that the nightshade family originated ...