Unexpected But Edible: 10 Weird Things You Can Actually Eat From Your Garden
As a kid, I played this game with my friend where we’d blindfold each other and take random food or condiments from the fridge and get the other person to …
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15 Best Veggies to Plant in Spring for an Early Harvest
Some delicious vegetable crops can take months to mature. And while I’m more than happy to get my hands dirty and play the long game, I also need to have …
10 Beautiful Flowering Vegetables (and Herbs)
They say you can’t put pineapple on pizza. They say you shouldn’t have more than two cups of coffee or tea each day. They say you can’t have it all. …
What to Plant in June in USDA Zones 4-6
It's June! When the soil has finally warmed, the threat of frost has (mostly) passed, and gardeners everywhere are itching to get their hands dirty! While your southern friends might …
10 Helpful Plants for Bug Control in Your Kitchen Garden
The joy of growing a kitchen garden in your yard is imagining the delicious recipes and meals you’ll create using your home-grown herbs and vegetables. Do you know what gets …
Self-Seeding Vegetables and Herbs
Have you ever gotten so overwhelmed with a cherry tomato plant that you let it go, and then the next spring you had a million little cherry tomato plants trying …
What to Plant in March in Zones 4-6
March in zones 4-6 is when every slightly warmer day has us pressing our noses against windows, watching for the first signs of spring. While our gardens might still be …
10 High-Yield Crops for a Cost-Efficient Garden
I'm just going to lay it on the line here: gardening can be expensive. It doesn't need to be, and certainly, the return on investment is usually pretty high. That …
How to Grow a Valentine Garden with 16 Romantic Vegetables
You’ve heard of fairy gardens, octopus gardens (in the shade!), and hanging gardens. Now, it’s time to introduce the Valentine garden to the mix. Because honestly, what’s more romantic than …
The Curse of the Unyielding Radishes
I have a confession to make: I'm a compulsive gardener. People often praise my green thumb, insisting that I can coax life from even the most stubborn of seeds. "Valerie …
