An Intriguing Mystery for the Plant Detectives

Monday, June 29th, 2009

There have been a number of mysterious plant capers making the rounds and being investigated here at Veggie Gardening Tips lately.
First there was the mix up between the look alike collard and cauliflower seedlings, then the case of the faux eggplants. Now there’s a new report of an unknown plant cropping up uninvited in a [...]

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When Can Collard Plants Pass as Cauliflowers?

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Answer: The second that you decide not to label the growing seedlings! While I hate to stick labels and tags in my vegetable garden, sometimes it really is the easiest way to avoid confusion when the seedlings poke their heads up from the ground.
Jasmeen is finding this out the hard way as the following inquiry [...]

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