6 tips for growing organic blackberries & raspberries in the southeast
Want to grow your own organic blackberries and raspberries in the Southeast US? Here are our top six tips to help you do it!
How to grow elderberries organically (and elderflowers)
Growing elderberries organically for their berries and flowers is surprisingly easy. Here’s a step-by-step guide to show you how.
Partridge berries (Mitchella repens) – How to ID, eat & grow
Partridge berries (Mitchella repens) are a woodland shade plant native to the eastern half of North America. Find out how to identify, eat, and grow them!
Serviceberries (Amelanchier): How to grow, forage & eat
Serviceberries (Amelanchier) are a blueberry-peach flavored native “berry” that you can grow or forage. Find out how — and how to eat them!
How to grow organic turmeric anywhere
Find out how to grow your own organic turmeric, no matter where you live! Get our top tips and tricks from 10+ years growing experience.
Fermented rose flower cordial – the ultimate rose recipe
Fermented rose flower cordial is the smell of roses captured in a drink. This simple fermentation can be made in less than 2 weeks!
Goumi berries: a nitrogen-fixing fruit shrub you should grow
Goumi berries are Asian, fruit-producing shrubs that make their own nitrogen fertilizer. Find out how to grow this plant yourself — and how to identify its invasive but edible relatives growing in your area.
Solomon’s seal (& false Solomon’s seal) – how to grow, forage & eat
Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum) is an edible plant in the Asparagus family that can be grown in a shade garden or wild foraged. Find out how!
How to control Japanese beetles organically
Japanese beetles are an invasive pest insect that can wreak havoc on your plants. Here’s how to control Japanese beetles organically!
Want to take a look inside a bald-faced hornet nest?
See a bald-faced hornet nest develop from start to finish AND see a nest dissection! Also find out more about how how these insects function.
How to grow and use makrut limes (Citrus hystrix)
Find out how to grow and use all edible parts of a makrut lime tree (Citrus hystrix), from leaf to flower to fruit!
All about calamondin or calamansi fruit – with recipe roundup!
Learn all about calamondin fruit (which go by many names), including how to grow, propagate, and use them in foods and beverages!
How to grow pawpaw trees (Asimina triloba)
Find out how to grow pawpaw trees (Asimina triloba) from seed or sapling, so you can grow your own supply of North America’s largest AND most delicious native fruit!
Lion’s mane mushrooms: how to grow, forage & eat (w/ crab cake recipe!)
Lion’s mane (Hericium erinaceus) mushrooms are gorgeous gourmet & medicinal mushrooms that taste like crab meat and have scientifically-proven brain-boosting effects. Find out how to forage, grow, and cook them!
Hot-brewed yaupon holly & roasted acorn flour – better than coffee?
Find out how to make a delicious, highly caffeinated coffee alternative from plants native to North America (yaupon holly and oaks/acorn flour)!