It's one of those plants that's underappreciated - both in cooking and in the garden. But if you aren't growing lemongrass, you should be. Even people who live in cold climates can grow this tasty ...
Growing Almonds: Best Varieties, Planting Guide, Care, Problems and Harvest
Almonds are all the rage at the moment and a lot of growers and farmers have cleared their land of everything else to try growing almonds exclusively. Just look at California, where nearly 7,000 ...
Growing Edamame: Best Varieties, Planting Guide, Care, Problems, and Harvest
I’ve never failed at growing beans. Even when I’m careless in my planting, and the weather goes a little haywire, I end up with a sizeable harvest. In other words, beans are easy to grow - and edamame ...
Growing Cassava: Planting Guide, Care, Problems and Harvest
Cassava is a wonderful, yet little known tropical root crop. The crop has been a lifesaver in many countries around the world thanks to its high nutritional value. It's full of starch and ...
Runner Beans: Varieties Growing Guide, Problems, and Harvesting
Until recently, you'd typically only find runner beans in British gardens, but now, they claimed spaces in gardens all over the world. It's easy to see why. These tall vines produce colorful flowers ...
Betony Plant: Growing Guide, Care, Problems and Harvest
Betony, (Stachys officinalis) also known as wood betony, bishops wort or purple betony, is a perennial herb that makes an appealing addition to your herb garden or flower bed. It has petite wrinkled ...
Ginseng Plant: Best Varieties, Growing Guide, Care, and Harvest
A classic herbal remedy, ginseng has been valued and cultivated for centuries. Whether you are familiar with American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) or Oriental ginseng (Panax ginseng), both have been ...
Growing Tatsoi: Varieties, Planting Guide, Care, Problems and Harvest
Forget traditional lettuces - Asian greens are where it's at. Tatsoi (pronounced taht-SOY) is related to mustard greens and is similar in taste to bok choy, but with a little more bite. Growing tatsoi ...
How to Grow Gochu (Korean Chili Peppers) for Gochujang
I lived on Maui for a year in my early twenties. It was a paradise on earth in many ways. One of my favorite things though was a little neighborhood grocery store across from my apartment. It was ...