Try something new in the garden! Growing okra in the garden nets a harvest as well as beautiful blooms. It’s delicious baked or pickled!
How to Grow Okra for Southern Cooking
Growing Asparagus for a Perennial Garden Harvest
Growing asparagus in the home garden makes this often-expensive vegetable easy to put on the table without busting the grocery budget!
Growing Lemongrass in Your Herb Garden for Flavor & Beauty
A lemongrass plant is easy to grow and pretty, too. Growing lemongrass in your own garden means you’ll have it on hand when recipes call for this herb.
Growing and Harvesting Basil So it Produces All Season Long
Harvesting basil to ensure a continuous source of flavorful leaves from your garden all summer long is easy! Here’s how to pick basil leaves and use this tasty herb in recipes.
Environmentally Friendly Upcycled DIY Seed Starter Pots
Use materials you have on hand to make these easy pots for starting seedlings. These seed starter pots can be planted directly in the garden, too.
How to Grow Artichokes—the Ornamental Edible
Plant once, harvest for YEARS. That’s the beauty of growing artichokes in your garden. And? The plants are pretty enough for the front yard!
How to Grow Hot Peppers for Homegrown Fiery Flavor
Grow hot peppers in your vegetable garden this year for flavor and heat! There are many flavors, colors, and levels of heat to choose from.
How to Grow Corn in Your Backyard Garden
Growing sweet corn in the home garden is easy and nets a delicious crop! Follow these guidelines for a fruitful backyard harvest of corn.
Harvesting Leaf Lettuce: How to Make Yours Produce for Weeks (or Months)
Knowing how & when to harvest lettuce helps make the most of garden space. Instead of salad for one meal, this harvest trick lets you enjoy it for weeks.
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