Turmeric is a plant grown for its root, much like ginger. Here’s how to grow turmeric at home in pots. Spoiler: It’s easy!
How to Grow Potatoes in Your Home Garden
Learn the basics of how to grow potatoes, how to harvest potatoes, and how to store potatoes from your garden. Growing potatoes is easy & they’re delicious!
Growing Yacon Root: Plant it and Forget it Until Harvest Time
Yacon’s edible tubers are sweet and crunchy, giving it the nickname “ground apple.” Yacon root is crunchy and a little bit sweet and is easy to grow!
Growing Sunflower Sprouts for Healthy Microgreens
When greens are in short supply, sunflower sprouts can fill in a need for greens, but they’re great in salads and sandwiches ANY time of year!
Plant Your Own Garden: How to Start a Vegetable Garden from Scratch
Here’s how to start a vegetable garden from scratch so you can harvest fresh vegetables from your yard! Plant your own garden, eat good food for less.
Growing Lettuce in Containers to Eliminate Pest Damage
Tender green lettuce leaves are very susceptible to damage from slugs and snails. They’re also a favorite of pests like rabbits and deer, though admittedly those are not a problem for me here. To combat the damage from snails and slugs, try planting lettuce in containers up off the ground.
Victory Gardens: 7 Reasons to Grow Your Own Backyard Food
During WWI & WWII, families were encouraged to grow food in victory gardens. There are plenty of good reasons to bring victory gardens back!
Annuals vs. Perennials: Making the Most of the Space You Have
Trying to figure out what will provide the best harvest for your space? Understanding annuals vs. perennials is a good place to start planning a garden.
Edible Blossoms: 29 Flowers You Can Add to Your Meals for Flavor
Add flowers you can eat to your garden for a bonus food source. Here’s how to use edible flowers in your kitchen (and how to know what’s safe to eat.)