Garden Pro Planner Blog
Plant Science
The botany behind what happens in the bed, and why some of it defies what the produce aisle taught you.
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Never Plant a Vegetable Garden Near This Tree - It's Quietly Poisoning Your Soil
Black walnuts release juglone, which kills tomatoes, peppers and potatoes outright. The root zone reaches far further than most gardeners expect.
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Tomatoes Are Fruit, Zucchini Is Too: The Produce Aisle Has Been Lying to You
Botanically, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and squash are all fruits. The rule is one sentence long, and it predicts which crops need bees to produce.
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