American beautyberries are a gorgeous native plant that produce edible berries and mosquito-repellent leaves. Find out how to use beautyberries here! …
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Looking for the perfect gardening gift for the gardener in your life? Check out our gardening gift guide with 18+ gift ideas to match any budget! …
Chestnuts are a fast-growing perennial tree that produce a delicious, sweet-tasting nut high in complex carbohydrates. Here's everything you need to know to organically grow your own chestnuts in your home orchard, food forest, or homestead.…
Guavas are a delicious fruit native to the tropics. If you live in a cooler climate region like we do, here's how you can grow your own guavas in pots. …
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How to find, ID, harvest, grow, and eat native passion fruit, aka “maypop” (Passiflora incarnata)
We'd like to introduce you to one of North America's most delicious native fruits: passion fruit (Passiflora incarnata) aka "maypops." In this article, we'll share everything you need to know to find, identify, harvest, grow, and eat this native…
Want to grow fruit year round in your yard or garden? Here's how we do it (including the fruit varieties we use) and how you can grow your own fruit too! …
We love our Radius Garden sprinkler sprayer all-in-one combination so much, we wanted to tell you about it. Save time, water, money, and aggravation. …
Prickly pear cactuses are low-maintenance perennial plants that produce both a vegetable and a fruit. Find out how to grow and use prickly pear cacti! …
Trying to figure out how to prevent or stop voles from eating the plants in your garden? Read on to learn how! Our yard is a half acre edible organic landscape. We use no-till growing methods and top-dress our…
Celtuce is a giant Asian lettuce variety grown for its edible stems, not its leaves. Come learn how to eat, harvest, and grow it! …
Want to know how to grow bottle gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) organically? From seed to harvesting to drying, we'll show you how. …
Bald-faced hornets made a nest over our back deck last summer. This spring we dissected it. Take a look inside the amazing nest of bald-faced hornets!…
Trying to figure out how to start a garden? Here are our top-10 tips to get you started if you're a new or beginning gardener. …
This detailed list of fruits, herbs, and vegetables that grow in shade will help you fill your shaded yard or garden beds full of edible plants! …
Ground cherries might just be the most delicious garden fruit that you never knew about. Find out how to grow them organically in your next summer garden. …