There’s nothing like picking fresh herbs from your garden right before cooking a meal! Cilantro is a fairly easy to grow herb and essential for a wide variety of global cuisines. Discover how to successfully plant and grow your own cilantro with this complete guide. Cilantro can be a very divisive herb. Some people love…
Yellow squash and tomatoes are two of the most iconic summer garden crops. Yellow squash is fast-growing, cheerful, and vitamin-rich. It can make cheesy casseroles, baked parmesan bites, a healthy pasta substitute, and much more. It can also be a little bit tricky to grow successfully because it requires lots of food and can fall…
If you want to buy plants once and enjoy delicious, fresh fruit for years without the space and hassle of large vines or trees, you need to plant and grow your own strawberries! Fresh strawberries are a wonderful thing to harvest from your garden. They are much more flavorful and sweet than any you would…
Virtually every gardening book and website tells you to ensure your soil is “rock free.” This is especially true if you’re growing root crops like carrots or turnips. But how, exactly, do you remove rocks from soil without giving yourself a backache for the next month? Rocks can be removed from soil either by hand,…
If you’re working towards a permaculture garden, or simply want to enjoy harvesting for years after planting once, asparagus is a garden must-have. Asparagus is one of the first cultivated plants to brighten up the spring. It’s also a unique crop because it’s one of only a handful of perennial vegetables. Because asparagus is a…
Rosemary is hardy, delicious, and a fantastic companion plant for many popular herbs and vegetables. Knowing how to pick companion plants for rosemary can help your garden be more productive by warding away pests and attracting pollinators with its pretty blossoms. Read on to discover which plants to grow alongside your rosemary and which to…
If you want your carrot harvest to stand out, growing purple carrots is the way to go. They taste very similar to the orange variety and still contain all the good nutrients like vitamin A and beta carotene. In fact, purple carrots have extra nutrients called anthocyanins that are responsible for their purple color. They…
Swiss chard is colorful, edible, nutritious, and easy to grow. Discover how to add this vibrant veggie to your garden with this complete guide to growing Swiss chard! Ornamental and edible, chard is highly nutritious and has become popular as both a raw and cooked green. It’s also one easy vegetable to grow in your…
Arugula is the perfect cool-weather crop for anyone who wants to add zest and interest to their salads and recipes. It’s easy to grow in cooler weather and can be grown twice a year in many locations. Arugula is also fast-growing and fairly small so it’s perfectly suited to container gardens, patio gardens, or any…
Dill is a very aromatic herb used for flavoring fish, vegetables, bread, sauerkraut, and, of course, pickles. It’s also a very easy going herb to grow in your garden or in pots on a porch. Two parts of the plant can be used in cooking and baking: the feathery leaves and the seeds. Both are…