While we may just think of rye as a necessary part of pumpernickel bread, it’s so much more. I love baking with rye, cooking with rye berries, and using rye as a cover crop to nourish the soil in ...
Growing Taros: How to Plant and Care For This Marvelous Root Veggie
If you've ever traveled through any islands in the south Pacific, you will have seen taro in the markets, or growing on just about any spare piece of land. There are good reasons why you can find it ...
Growing Hairy Vetch: How to Plant and Raise This Marvelous Cover Crop
In the fall, as many gardeners put their plots to rest, some sow winter cover crops to improve the soil. Hairy vetch may sound like an insult, but this pretty plant is actually a fantastic cover crop ...
Growing Salal For Food and Beauty in Your Home Garden
Salal is found wild in western North America's coastal areas and the berries are an important food source for the First Nations in British Colombia. Today, salal also serves as a beautiful ornamental ...
Growing Self-Heal Plant For Your Homestead Medicine Cabinet
Whether you want to create a beautiful wildflower meadow or you want to expand your herb garden, you should try growing self-heal. This lovely mint relative is more than just a pretty ...
Growing Huckleberries: Best Species, Planting, Care, and Harvest
If you like growing sweet berries on your property and want to try something different from the traditional blackberry or blueberry, huckleberries are the ideal choice. When it comes to ...
How to Grow Sweet Candy Flower for Food and Beauty
If you want to try growing something a little different, candy flowers are delicious, nutritious, and beautiful. They're easy to grow and fill partially shady areas. More people should be growing ...
How to Grow Basil from Cuttings
Basil can be a finicky herb to grow from seed. It can fail if the light or humidity isn't right, or if you speak to it too sternly during the germination process. Fortunately, there's a different way ...
Growing Nectarine Trees: How to Plant and Care For This Marvelous Stone Fruit
I see nectarines as a multi-season fruit because they thrive in hot summer temperatures. The aroma of nectarines growing on a tree reminds me of summer, and if you treat them right, a nectarine tree ...