It's a quiet revolution, but a real one nonetheless. Many gardeners are rejecting the usual way of growing food and embracing permaculture - a form of holistic gardening aimed at creating harmony in ...
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 ...
The 19 Best Patio Plants to Brighten Up Your Outdoor Space
Patios aren't just a transition from the indoors to the outdoors. They're a part of the house, an outdoor living area where we have drinks, eat meals with friends and family, and read good books. One ...
Growing Celeriac: Best Varieties, Planting Guide, Care, Problems, and Harvest
It’s one of the ugliest vegetables you’ll encounter in your CSA basket or at the farmer’s market, but it’s also surprisingly flavorful and incredibly versatile in the kitchen. Welcome to the weird and ...
The 14 Best Garden Plant and Seed Catalogs Out There
Waiting for spring to arrive feels like torture for those of us who can't garden year-round. In my opinion, the next best thing to getting your hands in the dirt is reading and searching through ...
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 ...
How to Use Intercropping Wisely to Increase Your Harvest
The concept of intercropping seemed completely revolutionary. Not only did you get to grow more food in a small garden, but you could reduce weeds, minimize pest pressure, water less, better control ...
How to Spot Broccoli Worms and Get Rid of Them for Good
When you spend hours watering, weeding, planting, fertilizing, pruning, and otherwise toiling over your organic vegetable garden, it can be incredibly frustrating to have a completely inedible ...