Growing eggplant is easy where summers are long and warm. Where summers are short, varieties that mature quickly and produce medium to small fruits can easily be grown in containers. If you grow ...

If you want to plant vegetables but have limited outdoor space, a container garden is a great way to add freshly-picked produce to your meals. Container garden vegetables can be grown in standing or ...

Eggplant is one of the most versatile vegetables in the home garden. The fruit can be steamed, baked, fried, grilled, boiled, sauteed, breaded and stuffed. Believed to be native to India, eggplant is ...

1. Cover the base of the pot with a layer of crocks (ask at the garden centre – they usually have a few broken pots) and cover with a 5cm (2in) layer of gravel. This improves drainage and prevents ...

While it may be possible to start off growing these vegetables in containers, at a certain point, they’ll need more space to reach maturity and thrive. If your garden space is limited to what you can ...

• Eggplant is a warm-season crop. It needs temperatures between 21 and 30°C to do well • It will grow year round in the tropics and most of the year in subtropical areas • In temperate and cool zones, ...

A vegetable garden does not have to be big. All you need is good soil for them to grow, which is why you can also plant them in containers. I am Boniface Ouma Owori, Retail Assistant Manager, Uchumi ...