You can easily root herb cuttings that you buy from stores! Discover the names of the best ones you can regrow easily that you have bought from a grocery shop or farmer’s market. Have a look at the herbs you can grow from your spice rack here How to Utilize the Leftover Fresh Herbs from a Grocery Store? You can have new plants from the leftover fresh herbs that you have got from a grocery store or a farmer’s market easily....

I can’t deny that purple is an amazingly beautiful color, but does its reputation hold true when it comes to our health? Let’s explore. Purple has long been regarded as the color of royalty. It’s rich and prodigious. This translates to the food world, with blueberries and acai being labeled as “superfoods” and an increasing amount of plants being bioengineered to have this special hue. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

Here’s everything we’ll cover in this article: Looking to mix up your leafy green vegetable intake? Take a look at mustard greens! This peppery plant brings a unique flavor and vital nutrition to any meal. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. What Are Mustard Greens? Mustard greens are similar to kale and collard greens, which are all a part of the Brassica genus....

When I was growing up, with every spring came the annual geranium sale. Pelargonium x hortorum The garden, or zonal geranium, Pelargonium x hortorum, aka annual, common, horseshoe, horticultural, or storksbill geranium, is an herbaceous evergreen in the Geraniaceae family. A perennial in USDA Hardiness Zones 10-11, Pelargonium x hortorum may be grown as an annual elsewhere. It’s suited to beds, borders, and containers, and can be wintered over indoors as a houseplant....

Continue reading to learn more about growing and using catnip. Nepeta cataria Catnip is a flowering perennial in the Nepeta genus. This easy-to-grow herb makes a valuable addition to the garden, with a wide range of available uses from culinary spice to therapeutic tea for indigestion, colds, and other ailments. And of course, your cats will be thrilled to have fresh catnip around! We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

Ready to learn more about what makes these veggies so special? Here’s a sneak peek at what I’ll be covering: You probably recognize some heirloom tomatoes when you see them – big, juicy looking, ribbed fruits with beautiful streaky coloring. But what is it exactly that makes a tomato special enough to be considered an heirloom? You’re about to find out. Also known as heritage tomatoes, there are hundreds of these time-tested cultivars available in all sorts of shapes, sizes, colors, and patterns....

Next, if you don’t want to fuss with your roses, you need to pick types that are known to be a bit tougher than others. While many older roses are undeniably fickle, breeders have been working hard to make tougher, hardier plants available to home gardeners. If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me if roses are a pain in the butt to keep alive, I’d be sleeping on a mountain of cash....

If would take the better portion of a day to name every variety of cherry tree. All of them lovely and all originating from China and Japan. Some grow small and compact, others grow tall and provide shade, some produce cherries while others are strictly ornamental. All varieties of this flowering tree will grow well when planted in full sun and well draining soil, but certain varieties do better in certain climates and growing zones....

Ever since then, I’ve kept my eyes peeled in the fall and winter when the fruits start to pop up in grocery stores and specialty markets, because they’ve become one of my favorite seasonal treats. Diospyros kaki The first time I ever had a persimmon was when I was a teenager. I took a bite of the round, orange fruit, expecting something similar to a tangy, grassy tomato flavor. Instead, I was greeted with a honey-sweet apple-like flavor and texture....

It turns out there are several ways to prevent and control these unwanted snackers, to keep them from decimating your hard-earned harvest. Listronotus oregonensis The last thing you want to find when it’s time to pull your carrots is that a bunch of grubs beat you to the anticipated carrot crunching. Those sweet, crisp roots were supposed to feed you and your family, not some small, hungry weevils! What can you do?...

Let’s see what we can do. If you have rosemary growing in your garden, you might be wondering if it can survive the winter outside. Fortunately, there are measures you can take to protect your plants from the cold, and have them come back healthy and vigorous in spring. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

There are some fancy models on the market, but for the home gardener, high-tech equipment isn’t really necessary. Here’s a general rule of thumb in the gardening world: Most plants need around 1 inch of water every week. While this sounds simple enough, it’s hard to know what 1 inch of water looks like. And without a rain gauge, you really have no way of knowing. A rain gauge allows you to keep track of precipitation and irrigation output, so as not to overwater – which is not only wasteful, but could encourage disease and cause harm to plants....

In this article, we take an in-depth look at this exciting new book. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. If you’ve been wanting to garden indoors, but don’t really have a lot of free time or room for plants, have we got a book for you! Halleck offers both information and inspiration for current collectors of miniature flora, as well as aspiring “plant parents” with limited space and time, and a passion for “cute” botanical specimens....

Growing Wheatgrass in a garden or a tray is not too challenging. This short-term specimen needs a very shallow growing medium, and it is a lot safer when grown as an indoor plant. If you are already aware of its many nutritious values and enjoy drinking its juice, then this article is just for you! Here are the best immunity juices you can grow in pots Growing Wheatgrass Approximately 1-2 teaspoons of organic wheatgrass seed is enough to fill a small container and will give you a couple of glasses of juice!...

This unique plant is native to the Americas’ tropical and subtropical regions. An interesting fact is it’s an epiphytic fern, which means that it grows on other trees such as dwarf palms and other rainforest plants! If you too want to add it to your plant collection, then here’s everything on Blue Star Fern Care Indoors! Common Names: Golden Polypody, Hare-Foot Fern, Cabbage Palm Fern, Golden Serpent Fern, Gold Foot Fern...

However, a word of warning: this particular home gardening challenge is probably more suited for those with an established green thumb, as it can be a little bit tricky. Do you ever wish you could grow your very own poinsettias for the holidays? Good news: you can! Christmas flowers, as these plants are also known, are usually propagated from cuttings, and this is the method I’m going to share with you today....

After all, ideal storage for your carrot harvest involves covering them with sand and storing them at 32-40°F with a relative humidity of 90-95%. You’ve harvested the last of your squash, beans, and tomatoes. And now you are thinking about your more cold hardy crops. You may have heard that you can store carrots in the ground over winter – and perhaps you could use some pointers on how best to do this....

This guide aims to help you narrow down your choices, whether you need something to add interest to the margin of your pond, or you want to add a tall, colorful accent to your garden from spring through fall. Part of what makes irises so fabulous as a collection of flowers is also what makes them a bit challenging. Namely, there are just so darn many excellent options out there....

We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Gardening is for everyone, and no one states that more clearly than Matt James, in his book The Urban Gardener. About the Author You may recognize award-winning designer and Cornwall native Matt James from several UK public television gardening series, including “The City Gardener,” “Love Your Garden,” and “Great British Garden Revival....

The American Dahlia Society (ADS)categorizes dahlias into three groups on the basis of color, form (or flower type), and size. Dahlias are beloved by gardeners and florists for their large array of glorious colors and delightful flowers that range from miniature pompoms to giant dinnerplates! Flowering from midsummer until the arrival of frost, they add fresh beauty to beds, borders, containers, and window boxes through the dog days of summer – just when other plants start to wear out from summer’s heat....