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With more than 30 years of experience growing cucumbers, I’ve learned that understanding the flowering, pollination, and fruit formation processes is essential for a successful harvest. In this post, we’ll look at the key stages of cucumber growth, from the appearance of male and female flowers to the critical role of pollination in fruit development….
When it comes to growing cucumbers, choosing the right variety is key to ensuring a successful harvest, and having over 30 years of gardening experience, I can confidently say that the variety you select will depend on your growing needs. Cucumbers are typically divided into slicing cucumbers, perfect for fresh eating, and pickling cucumbers, which…
Mimulus–commonly called monkey flower–is a spreading perennial commonly grown as an annual. Mimulus produce dragon-like two-lipped flowers that cover the plant from summer to early fall. Flowers bloom in shades of red, pink, yellow, and orange. Flowers are often spotted with contrasting colors. The Mimulus genus includes about 150 species of annuals, perennials, and shrubs….
Veronica, best known as speedwell, is a vigorous, easy-to-grow plant with a rich palette of colors including true blue, violet-blue, pink, and white. Veronica is a group of long-blooming annuals and perennials. Speedwells grow 12 to 36 inches tall depending on the species. They bear colorful 6- to 8-inch spikes of tiny flowers mostly in…
Primrose is a large genus of popular garden plants. There are at least 425 species of hardy and tender perennials commonly called primroses or primulas. Primroses are usually semi-evergreen. They produce rosettes of narrow to broadly rounded leaves and clusters of tubular, bell-shaped, or funnel-shaped flowers. The name primrose is believed to come from the…
Poppy flowers–members of the Papaver genus–are bright additions to the summer garden. Poppy flowers bear solitary or double cup-shaped flowers from 2 to 4 inches (5-10cm) across. Flowers often have a crepe-papery texture. Colors can be white, yellow, pink, red, orange, salmon, and purple. There are annual and perennial poppy flowers. Best known are the…
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