What looks like a mini watermelon, tastes like a cucumber, and is classified as a berry? Cucamelons! These adorable little veggies aren't as popular as their cucumber and melon cousins, but more ...
Growing Cardamom: How to Plant and Care For This Classic Spice
Cardamom is used in many cultures to add a unique, difficult-to-describe flavor to dishes. The inner seeds of the plant are full of spicy, sweet, and refreshing notes that make it instantly ...
Growing Butternut Tree: How to Plant, Grow and Care for White Walnut
If you have like uncommon crops, why not try growing a classic tree like the fantastic butternut? They're struggle a bit in the wild due to a particularly deadly fungus, but are often fine in the home ...
Growing Mibuna: All You Need to Know About Planting and Caring for Mibuna
Are you interested in some of the lesser-known Asian greens? Then you should be growing mibuna. This fantastic plant is easy to plant and raise and provides tasty leaves for salads, soups, and ...
How to Grow Turmeric in Your Home Garden
Have you ever had a cup of turmeric tea? Added it to a delicious dish? If not, then you’re missing out. This spice has been used for centuries to soothe colds or add some color to homecooked meals. ...
Growing Loquat Trees: Planting, Caring For, and Harvesting the Japanese Plum
In your gardening journey, you come across plants that catch your attention. For me, loquats are one of those plants. They're tropical-looking ornamentals that produce delicious fruits. New to growing ...
How to Grow Alfalfa from Sprout to Hay
You've probably eaten alfalfa sprouts in sandwiches before. Or perhaps you regularly get alfalfa hay to feed to some of your herbivorous animal companions. Either way, this wonderful plant has been ...
A Guide to Growing Aloe in Your Home or Garden
No doubt you've heard of the miracle properties of aloe, both for your skin and internally. Did you know that this beautiful succulent is also relatively easy to grow? Plus, it adds a wonderful ...
Growing Capers: How to Plant, Grow, and Care for the Caper Bush
Capers are one of those foods that so many of us think about growing, but never get around to. I'm suggesting you give it a go because a caper bush is easy to take care of, the fruits are super-yummy, ...