Growing warm seasons vegetables this season? Put these eight tasks on your April to-do list and look forward to enjoying your harvest! Start seeds and transplant seedlings outdoors for most warm-season crops, Irrigate new garden beds, wait 7 to 14 days prior to planting to flush weed seeds, and remove or till in weed seedlings. […]

GardenZeus earns commissions on sales made through links in this article. There is no additional cost to you. Growing heirloom slicing tomatoes is rewarding, but selecting a few varieties from among the many outstanding heirloom tomato varieties can be difficult. Tomatoes are sensitive to temperature, humidity, and other environmental conditions and factors. Here are a […]

GardenZeus earns commissions on sales made through links in this article. There is no additional cost to you. Late spring, or late March to the beginning of May, concludes the ideal window for growing spinach in many moderate Mediterranean climate areas. Spinach grows best in full sun with cool-to-warm daytime temperatures of about 50° to […]

GardenZeus earns commissions on sales made through links in this article. There is no additional cost to you. Cucamelons, Melothria scabra, also known as Mouse Melons or Mexican Sour Gherkins, are grown as warm season annuals for their grape-sized fruits that look like small watermelons. Cucamelons are easy to grow, an excellent choice for containers, […]

GardenZeus earns commissions on sales made through links in this article. There is no additional cost to you. How are melon and tomato alike? There is simply no comparison between the item purchased in the grocery store and the item harvested from your back yard. Commercial melons varieties are chosen for uniformity and productivity, and […]

Cantaloupes are easy to grow and make excellent additions to gardens in warm to hot summer Mediterranean areas, such as the warmer inland valleys of California. Not only is the warm to hot weather optimal, but the lack of summer rain is ideal: cantaloupe leaves stay warm, dry, and less vulnerable to disease. Gardeners who […]

Artichoke plants are perennials that perform best when grown at temperatures between 45-85°F. The ideal daytime growing temperature for artichokes is 75°F, while the ideal nighttime temperature is 55°F. When temperatures rise above 86°F, the quality of artichokes often declines. The challenge of growing artichokes in areas with Mediterranean climates is ensuring a long cool […]

Tomato plants benefit from consistent soil moisture with a partial or slight dry-down of soil between waterings to ensure that soil is not consistently wet. The amount of dry-down between waterings should be kept consistent, as irregular moisture swings and dry soil can lead to problems such as blossom end rot and fruit splitting. See […]

GardenZeus receives commissions for purchases made through links in this post. These commissions are earned without additional cost to you. Most tomato varieties will need staking or trellising to keep plants manageable, prevent vigorous tomato varieties from overwhelming other nearby vegetables, maximize growing space and maintain garden tidiness by requiring tomatoes to grow up rather […]