5 Benefits of Growing an Indoor Herb Garden
An indoor herb garden can be an incredibly rewarding experience, smell fabulous, improve your cooking and save you money in the long run.
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How to Grow Microgreens Indoors
Microgreens are a great way to add more nutrient-dense foods to your diet. But did you know you can grow them indoors? Here’s how and why you should.
Tips for Apple Harvest and Apple Storage
How to Dehydrate Fruits and Vegetables
Common Squash Diseases and Pests
Tips for Growing Watermelon in Containers
Growing watermelon in containers is possible even if you only have a small space with which to work. Grab our top tips!
How to Grow Zucchini Plants
These ten tips will help you grow zucchini. The tips include how to choose a good location, how far apart to plant zucchini and how to tell if zucchini is ripe.
All About Homegrown Vegetables, Fruits, and Berries
Growing food at home is a great way to cut your grocery budget and enjoy fresh fruits, vegetables, and berries at the peak of their color, flavor, and nutrition.
All About Growing and Using Herbs
All the info you need to choose, grow and care for herbs planted in a garden or in pots. We also have helpful ideas for harvesting, cooking and using homegrown herbs.
No Till Gardening
A no till gardening soil recipe includes a blend of compost, mulch and plant matter layered over cardboard or newspaper. No till gardening is a low-maintenance solution to the problem of tilling, which is not always good for the environment.
How to Grow Asparagus in the Home Garden
Learn how to grow asparagus and enjoy this seasonal treat for years to come. Asparagus is one of a handful of perennial vegetables, making it a great garden investment.
Growing Thornless Blackberry Plants
Thornless blackberry plants can produce up to 20 pounds of fruit per season. Read how to grow, care for and harvest blackberries, without the prickles!
Herbs That Make Good Houseplants
There are plenty of herbs that make good houseplants. The best herbs to grow indoors are those that have beautiful foliage with the bonus of flowers, fragrance, or culinary uses.
6 Spice Plants to Grow at Home
Growing your own spices can be challenging, but when you succeed it's a satisfying and fun way to extend your plant collection. This article gives a guide to growing six of the most popular and useful spices at home.
Preserving Your Apple Harvest
The gardener who grows one or two apple trees is often faced with the happy problem of having a lot of apples. Luckily, kitchen technology and several hundred years of apple cultivation allow today’s growers to preserve the overage. We have three recipes for canning apples that will delight apple growers and eaters.
Guide to Harvesting, Curing and Storing Onions
A good harvest of homegrown onions provides many more bulbs than you can use straight away. Thankfully, it's easy to store them in good condition for three to twelve months, so long as a few simple steps are followed.
All About Growing Peppers
Peppers are one of the easiest plants to grow in your vegetable garden or containers. Learn more about planting different pepper varieties and get tips on how to grow peppers successfully.
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Cornflower, Bachelor’s Button (Centaurea cyanus)
Cornflower is an annual plant, native to Europe, but is now an established wildflower in many parts of North America. It is common to see this plant along roadsides or growing amongst the weeds in abandoned spaces. When used in the garden, it adds a soft, meadow-feeling. Attracts bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects.
Cornflower, Bachelor’s Button (Centaurea cyanus)
Cornflower is an annual plant, native to Europe, but is now an established wildflower in many parts of North America. It is common to see this plant along roadsides or growing amongst the weeds in abandoned spaces. When used in the garden, it adds a soft, meadow-feeling. Attracts bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects.
Cornflower, Bachelor’s Button (Centaurea cyanus)
Cornflower, Bachelor’s Button (Centaurea cyanus)
Cornflower, Bachelor’s Button (Centaurea cyanus)
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