Cilantro is a highly aromatic herb that is used to enhance the flavor of many South-East Asian and Mexican cuisines and as a dressing to improve the appearance of meal served. Some people consider that growing it is difficult but we don’t agree with that, you just need some smart tips. How To Grow Cilantro...
How To Hardscape An Edible Garden The Best Way Possible
An edible garden is a very useful space but it should be also organized in a functional and beautiful way. Today we’ll talk about hardscaping an edible garden so that you enjoyed spending time and working in it. Make garden paths of comfortable width and cover them with some good material. Garden beds, especially raised...
How To Grow And Care For Oregano In Your Garden
Culinary oregano is a signature flavor of many Italian, Mexican and Spanish dishes, and you can easily grow it in the home garden to use for cooking. Growing oregano is easy! Plants can be started from seeds, divisions or cuttings. Oregano seeds require some light to germinate, so cover only slightly with soil. Start seeds indoors and...
How To Grow And Care For 4 Types Of Asian Greens
We may all be familiar with Asian greens from eating in restaurants, but we don’t often grow them in our gardens. Let’s have a look at the most popular ones and see how to grow them. Bok Choy (Pak Choi). Bok choy is a non-heading cabbage. Although we are used to seeing pale stems chopped...
How To Design A Herb Garden Yourself
A well-designed herb garden is a thing of beauty that will serve you well for years to come. The first thing you need to do is find a sunny, well-drained, location in your yard. Although there are some herbs that do well in the shade, most herbs prefer plenty of sunlight to keep them happy....
6 Perfect Herbs For Growing In Containers
These herbs can be tricky in the ground, but pot them up and watch them thrive. Lemon thyme. Lemon thyme is best grown from plants, not seeds, and should overwinter outdoors. The following spring, prune back to new growth. Trim plants over the growing season by cutting back stems. Lemon thyme will flower nicely if...
6 Fresh Ways To Grow Plants In Small Spaces
Don’t have enough space for gardening? Here are some cool and fresh ways to grow some plants even if you think you don’t have place for it! Pouches. Made from recycled plastic bottles, the pockets are filled with soil, planted, and hung. Greenery keeps hydrated and water doesn’t leak because the pockets are lined with...
7 Best Vegetable Choices For A Shady Garden
There are so many people who have a gardening space that is shady. They don’t want to grow just lobelias and balsams there, but something productive and edible. Generally you can’t grow plants that bear fruits in shade as they need high amount of sunlight. Your options are defined. You can only grow green leafy...
10 Best And Easy To Grow Houseplants For Low Light Homes
While all plants need some light to live, these are among the most adaptable to low-light conditions, making them a win for light-starved homes. Chinese evergreen. It likes a standard potting soil, warm temps, bright, reflected light, and frequent waterings. Dumb cane. It likes filtered light or a northern exposure. It’s happy with standard potting...
10 Tips For Creating A Perfect Kitchen Garden
Need a cool kitchen garden? Tasty and chic-looking? Here are some clever tips. Grow as much of what you like as possible. Clear as big a space as you can and think about maximum productivity per square inch. Skip the fancy frills. Try edible edging: rows of hardy alpine strawberries and nasturtiums will do the...