If you grow any type of food, then you know how frustrating it can be to lose your plants to pests, predation, and pathogens. Raspberries aren't immune to any of these issues, and if they aren't ...
Growing Euphorbia: How to Plant and Care for Spurge
For maintenance-free, adaptable color in the garden, there's no better choice than euphorbia, also known as spurge. Euphorbia is a huge genus with thousands of species. This diversity of this genus ...
The Complete Guide to Growing Citrus Trees Indoors Successfully
Citrus trees can be absolute treasures to grow at home. In addition to their delicious fruits, their blossoms and leaves are sublimely fragrant, and many citrus parts have medicinal and cleansing ...
Growing Satsumas: The Ultimate Care Guide for This Citrus Delight
Satsuma is one of the sweetest citruses out there. Plus, it's easy to peel and easy to grow. It's a perfect fruit to add to your orchard or citrus grove. If you've grown small, sour, seed-filled ...
Micro-Gardening: How to Start Growing Plants in Tiny Spaces
Don't have much space? That's no reason not to grow at least some of your own food. Don't let a lack of room stop you. You can grow your favorite vegetables or fruit, even in the tightest ...
Bush Carrots: How to Grow These Australian Delights
Which plant is part of the pea family, looks like a carrot, tastes like a potato, can be eaten raw, and has edible beans on the vines? Bush carrots! Native to the desert and dry shrubland of ...
10 Best Zucchini Cultivars to Suit Every Homesteader’s Needs
If you're a fan of summer squash, then you probably like to grow as much as humanly possible. The types you grow will either thrive or fail, depending on your growing zone and how much space you have ...
Black Salsify: How to Grow This Tantalizing Medieval Root Vegetable
You may have heard of salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) before, but are you familiar with black salsify (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum)? Or how to cultivate, harvest, and prepare it? This root ...
How to Grow Plantains for Food and Beauty
As a homesteader and avid gardener, there's nothing like adding new plants to your backyard. Once you delve into all the possibilities of what you can grow yourself and set the challenge, there is no ...