The Greek nicknamed this memory-enhancing, cancer-inhibiting herb maratho, or “marathon,” based on its versatile uses—specifically to support longevity and strength. Fennel is a common plant that thrives particularly well in the Mediterranean and some areas of North America, Asia … [Read more...]
Microgreens provide serious nutrition in a small package
Microgreens are sprouting up everywhere from upscale restaurants to home gardens. They help spruce up old recipes with intense flavors and colors, and are packed with nutrients. Microgreens are typically seedlings of spinach, lettuce, red cabbage and other veggies that are … [Read more...]
List of Vegetables You Can Grow in Winter
As fall and winter approach, summer crops produce their final yield of the year. If your garden usually sits empty through winter, this is the year to make those cold days count. A wide variety of vegetables and herbs are easy to grow in cold conditions, given the right … [Read more...]
What’s the difference between summer and winter squash, anyway?
All varieties of squash can be sorted into two main types: summer and winter. If you’ve ever perused a seed catalog looking at all the options, you might be wondering what the difference is between summer and winter squash. And it has nothing to do with when they are … [Read more...]
7 Creative Ways To Grow Vegetables
It's never too late in the season to plan a new vegetable garden, even if it's the heat of summer. You can always plant a fall garden or decide how you want to change your garden next spring. Growing your own vegetables gives you time to outside and it's extremely satisfying to … [Read more...]
How to Grow Malabar Spinach
I learned about this plant when my mom first showed it to me in her garden. She called it climbing spinach, and it was growing all over her garden. Others call it heat tolerant spinach, or vine spinach. Turns out that Malabar spinach is not an actual spinach plant. Basella alba … [Read more...]
How to Get Rid of Armyworms in your Garden
It's so exciting when you spot your first red tomato of the season. But when you see an armyworm caterpillar in your vegetable garden, there is no time to spare. They can devour a tomato plant in record time. They don't discriminate. They will eat the leaves and the fruit, red … [Read more...]
No Dig Vegetable Gardening for Beginners
Intimidated by the thought of starting your first vegetable garden? Starting from scratch can be a daunting task for any gardener. Where should I put the garden? Do I have to clear a space in my yard? These are all questions I asked myself before making my first venture into … [Read more...]
5 Tips To Grow Delicious Tomatoes In Containers
Craving garden fresh tomatoes, but don’t have the space for a garden? Consider growing your tomatoes in containers! You may have heard that getting a good crop off your container grown tomatoes can be difficult. Sometimes the plants won’t produce many tomatoes, and the ones … [Read more...]
How to Grow the Happiest Sage Plant Ever + 3 Amazing Health Benefits
by Jodie Perry Have you ever seen a sage plant that just LOVES the spot where it grows? I’m talking about sage that grows wildly in all directions. Sage that sprouts huge, succulent leaves. Sage bursting with purple blossoms that look like it’s putting on a fireworks … [Read more...]
How to Plant Tomatoes for a Stronger, Healthier Plant
If you grow tomatoes and start with starter plants instead of seeds, there are several good tricks to help grow healthier tomato plants. … [Read more...]
Brassica Vegetables: All Domesticated from This Plant
You've probably been growing these vegetables or buying them at the grocery store for years and years, but did you realize how closely that they are all related? … [Read more...]
Grow a Cancer-Destroying Super Food at Home: Container Gardens of Turmeric
Cancer is a serious disease and most of the available treatments are very harsh on the body. The best course of action is always one of prevention. We know that one of main prevention factors under our control is our diet. Stacking your diet with superfoods is a sound … [Read more...]
Easy Ways to Magnify the Cancer-Fighting Potency of Your Tomatoes
Most of us know people that had or have cancer. It's a disease that can have many causes and can affect any area of the body. Two of my grandparents had cancer, along with a friend and the mother of another friend. It's a scary disease and one that has harsh conventional … [Read more...]
How to Grill Baby Bok Choy
If you’ve never grilled bok choy, you’re in for a treat. It’s a cruciferous vegetable, grouped with cabbages. Bok choy is actually a non-heading Chinese cabbage. It may remind you a bit of celery with its stalks. The flavor of bok choy is not as strong as cabbage and makes for a … [Read more...]
7 Habits of Highly Productive Gardeners
The top performers in any field do things a little- or a lot- differently than you and I. That's why they are at the very top of their game. This is as true of gardening as any other pursuit. Aside from the patience, persistence and consistency that any gardener must possess … [Read more...]
How to Choose Plants for Your First Vegetable Garden
If you haven’t made the plunge yet into growing your first vegetable garden, you may feel overwhelmed. On our site you’ll find dozens of articles on how to create a garden bed and prepare your soil. But if you need guidance on what type of vegetable plants to choose for … [Read more...]
The Best Companion Plants for your Vegetable Garden
Companion planting is a gardening technique designed to maximize the benefit derived from each plant. In other words, companion plants may repel damaging pests, attract beneficial insects, or improve plant flavor or growth. Knowing what to plant next to your vegetable crops will … [Read more...]
Branch out from Broccoli: How to Grow Broccoflower and Romanesco
Two similar vegetables are sometimes called broccoflower. One is a trade-marked hybrid between broccoli and cauliflower, richer in vitamin A than either of its parents and also well endowed with vitamin C. Its cauliflower-shaped yellow-green heads have a sweet cauliflower-like … [Read more...]
27 Weird Ways to Use Cucumbers
On a salad or as a snack, cucumbers are refreshing and healthy. In fact, they contain a lot of the nutrients you need, like vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and C; also zinc, potassium, iron, calcium, folic and more. They are very easy to grow in your home garden, or … [Read more...]
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