Category Vegetables and Herbs

If you love what fresh herbs can do for food, you can still keep that flavor at hand and satisfy your cravings […]

Preparing Your Vegetable Garden for Fall Summer is traditionally thought of as peak vegetable gardening season, but fall has some qualities that […]

If you want to keep a little bit of your summer garden with you all year long, you can do so by […]

Save the seeds from some of your favorite garden vegetables to replant next year! Here’s our seed-saving guide for beginners. Generally, you will […]

How to Grow Plants on Trellises There are a number of reasons, both aesthetic and practical, for growing plants on vertical structures. […]

Grow Sweet Tender Pea Shoots in Just 2 Weeks If you didn’t get around to planting a garden last spring, you might […]

The last crop to go into the garden, garlic is planted in fall and harvested the following summer. Flavorful, nutritious, and helpful […]

While many of our gardens start winding down in September, southern areas of the United States are coming into prime gardening season. […]

Spinach Growing Tips: How to Care and Grow Spinach in Containers Spinach, the nutritious leafy vegetable that most kids love to hate, […]

Growing carrots in containers is easy, and you can get a decent harvest of this sweet and crispy vegetable even if you […]

August is a fabulous month in the vegetable garden for many of us. The summer crops are overwhelming us with their productivity […]

How To Regrow Celery Indoors We’ve figured out how to literally re-grow organic celery from the base of the bunch we bought […]

Raised beds make gardening easy. Get step-by-step instructions for constructing a raised garden of your own that will last for years. Raised […]

As winter crops, kale and collards can’t be beat. These two members of the cole family are the least problematic and hardiest […]

When most people picture a vegetable garden, they imagine a spot that bakes in the sun all day. For some vegetables, such […]

How to Grow Yellow Watermelon Nothing beats the taste of a delicious, sweet, homegrown watermelon during the hot summer months. Gardeners have […]

What to Grow in the Shade Garden An abundance of large trees and shady areas in your yard can be a challenge […]

Straw bale gardening is the answer to any organic gardener’s prayers. If your soil is so poor that amending, or enhancing, it […]

Globe artichokes are one of the most exotic looking of all the vegetables You can grow Globe artichokes in your typical northern […]

How to grow  Yellow Pear Tomatoes Possibly the most popular yellow heirloom variety of tomato, the Yellow Pear gets its name from its […]

Lemon balm is a perennial herb that grows best in cool weather. Common names: Lemon Balm, Sweet Balm, Common Balm, Sweet Mary, Balm, […]

Cowpeas, also called Black Eyed Peas, are a favorite southern bean. Although the young leaves are edible, most gardeners grow them for […]

The best way to ensure that a plant grows to its maximum potential is to give it want it needs. In the […]

Vertical gardening—also called intensive gardening—is not a new idea, but it has gained momentum in recent years with a lengthening list of […]

Most gardeners plant too many squash, then foist the extra harvest on unsuspecting neighbors. Instead, grow a few plants, and grow them […]

Sweet potatoes are a straight-forward but frost-tender crop – they thrive in hot conditions and are drought-resistant once established. They don’t need […]

Lettuce  is synonymous with salad for people all over the world. Lettuce is by far the world’s most popular salad plant and […]

Easy-to-grow beans are a favorite of home gardeners. High in protein, they are a staple in many cuisines. There are thousands of […]

Strawberries are one of the most delicious summer foods. There are few things as satisfying as biting into a juicy, red strawberry […]

Tomatillos are an essential ingredient in Mexican salsa verde, they’re delicious chopped in stews and soups, and roasted tomatillos add a fresh […]