Author Archives: ThePlantLady

About ThePlantLady

ThePlantLady.com is a library of gardening information compiled from many resources, including written texts, online databases, current research, and first-hand experience from farmers and gardeners. It includes growing requirements specific to each plant, as well as varietal information. My background in microbiology and chemistry allows me to tap into the scientific research being done today and digest it for the use of the home gardener or small farmer.

The Kitchen Garden Cookbook

This is the companion book to one of my favorite gardening books, The Kitchen Garden. Sylvia Thompson has pulled together great recipes to bring out the flavor and true qualities of fresh-grown vegetables. It’s very rewarding to bring in vegetables from the garden and whip out this book to create a homemade, home grown feast. […]

Tarvoy Cabbage

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: winter Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: Recommended winter cabbage by GV Sources: Results from My Garden:  SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG SIZE DISEASE                   […]

Sweet Hearts Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: indeterminate Shape: grape cherry tomato Color: ruby red Maturity: 73 days Size: 1.5″ long Yield: “feverishly productive” Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: crack-resistant throughout season (good for hot weather) ToMV Notes: fruit form in thick clusters from branched stems Sources: Territorial Seed Company Results from My Garden:  SEASON SOURCE DATES […]

Sweet 100 Tomato

Details F1 Hybrid Type: ? Shape: cherry tomato Color: red Maturity: 70 Size: small cherry Yield: “100 or more” Taste: “very sweet” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: “F1 disease resistance” Notes: recommended cherry tomato (didn’t note who recommended it) long clusters Sources: Burpees Results from My Garden:  SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER […]

Stonehead Cabbage

Details Hybrid Type: ? Shape: ? Color: white Maturity: 67 days (early cabbage) Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: resists cracking resists yellows Notes: Recommended white early (summer or fall) cabbage AAS Winner popular for its firm, solid interior good for small areas Sources: Results from My Garden:  SEASON SOURCE […]

Varieties Template

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: spring cabbage Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: Recommended by GV for a spring cabbage Sources: Results from My Garden:  SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG SIZE DISEASE             […]

Solarset Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: ? Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: heat tolerant – these do best at 90-96°F Notes: good tomato for hot summer areas Sources: Results from My Garden:  SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG SIZE DISEASE   […]