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)!
How to grow papayas in pots anywhere (Carica papaya)
Find out how to grow papaya plants in pots in non-tropical climate regions to enjoy the most delicious papayas you’ve ever tasted!
How to set up automated drip irrigation for potted plants
Find out how to set up an easy, automated drip irrigation system for your potted plants, no matter how few or how many potted plants you have!
Common milkweed: how to eat your Monarch butterfly garden
Find out how to grow and use Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) as an edible plant for you AND as a host plant for Monarch butterflies.
What do ladybug larvae look like?
What do ladybug larvae look like? Or ladybug eggs? Find out to make sure you never accidentally kill these beneficial, predatory insects in your garden.
How to root-prune rootbound potted fruit trees (w/ video!)
Find out how to properly root prune potted fruit trees to keep them healthy & productive. Video tutorial includes citrus, avocado, and guava trees — and provides a one month follow up!
Best EDIBLE plants to grow in shade (fruit, herbs & veggies)
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!
From the scientists: How to use catnip as a mosquito repellent
We talked to leading research scientists to find out how to best use catnip as a mosquito repellent. Here’s what they had to say…
Stridolo (Silene vulgaris): how to grow and eat this rare Italian veggie
Find out how to grow, harvest, and eat stridolo (Silene vulgaris), a rare and gorgeous vegetable native to the Mediterranean.
Why and how to grow ground cherries in your next summer garden
Ground cherries might just be the most delicious garden fruit you’ve never heard of. Find out how to grow them organically in your next summer garden.
How to grow American groundnuts in your garden + recipes!
Find out how to grow American groundnuts and use them in your kitchen. This medicinal native root crop was beloved by Native Americans and helped save early European colonists from starvation.
Potted citrus garden video tour
Just because you don’t live in a warm climate doesn’t mean you can’t have a potted citrus garden. Come on a video tour to find out how!