The start of spring is always a joyous time! With a few months of cool temperatures on the horizon, you’ll want to consider what you can harvest that grows well without summer’s usual heat. Chinese broccoli is a great addition to your garden and table! A delicious and versatile brassica, growing Chinese broccoli is a fast and easy option. With a grow time of just 4-7 weeks, you’ll be harvesting in no time!...

Welcome to the kickoff of the Epic Gardening microgreens guide! I’m very excited to share with you exactly how to go through your very own microgreens grow at home. If you haven’t already checked out my introduction to microgreens, be sure to do that before you get started on this guide. In this first post, I’ll break down exactly what you need to get started growing microgreens in your home. They’re a fantastically delicious, quick, and easy project for a beginning urban gardener, so let’s get started!...

If you’re growing passionflowers, you can grow passion fruit. But that doesn’t mean you won’t run into trouble now and then. I can’t tell you how many people I’ve met who don’t realize that passionflower is the same plant that produces passion fruit. Many growers are perfectly happy to produce the magnificent blossoms and then just move on. But the vast majority of Passiflora species produce edible fruits – though some are more flavorful than others....

1. Succulent Planter Learn how to fill driftwood with succulents. The tutorial is available here. Also, check out many more DIY succulent driftwood planter ideas in this post! 2. Driftwood Wreath Make a rustic and loud beach wreath using driftwood, glue and beach ornaments! Take the inspiration from here. 3. Driftwood Planter Another driftwood succulent planter DIY to follow. It is appealing and long-lasting, use it as a centerpiece inside or outside....

You know what that means, right? You can grow enough flowers to fill a vase from just one plant! When most of us picture a tulip plant, we think of a beautiful single blossom coming off an individual, straight stalk out of a mass of leaves that all grow out of one bulb. But many people don’t realize that there are overachieving tulip varieties that grow multiple blossoms off of each bulb as well....

Succulents are cute plants that don’t demand much attention and are quite easy to maintain. To give something in return for their forgiving nature, we have some DIY Mini Planters for Succulents that’ll further enhance their beauty! 1. Pinch Pots Complete this air-dry clay pots project for succulents and air plants. Follow this easy tutorial by Think Make Share. 2. Mini Pinch Pot Create these Neapolitan quirky planters using oven-dry clay and mini succulent plants....

Garlic is one of the most rewarding things you can grow on your own. Garlic bulbs are tasty, and they last a long time. Since the growing season is coming, and we’re thinking about timings, you may wonder: how long does it take for garlic to grow? Table of Contents While most varieties take around 9 months to mature when propagated from cloves, there are short-season varieties that take less time....

How do you protect your crops from these voracious vermin? Let’s look at some tried and true techniques. Halyomorpha More than 200 species of stink bugs call North America home, and you may very well think most of them have taken up residence in your garden. These shield-shaped munchers are known for the odor they produce when disturbed or squished, which is said to be similar to skunk, powerful cilantro, or coriander....

What comes next is a story of determined lovers, along with tips for what to do if your flowers aren’t as romantic as mine. To me, pumpkins are the paragon of autumn, my favorite season. So this last winter, I decided to grow a few varieties indoors in early spring for a summer transplant into the garden. But the gourds began to flower while they were still inside. Frantic, I researched pumpkin pollination....

In this article, we’ll delve into the common pests that can plague hellebores and offer some solutions if your plants become infested. Hellebores herald the arrival of spring, often blooming as early as January with delicate cup-shaped flowers in a wide variety of colors. These evergreen perennials don’t usually suffer from many issues with pests, and thanks to their toxicity, deer and rabbits avoid them. Our guide to growing hellebores covers the basics of how to cultivate these plants in USDA Hardiness Zones 4-9....

An old chair that is no longer useful in the house can still have a second life in your garden. Upcycle any chair as a planter to brighten up a dull corner of your home or garden and create an interesting focal point for visitors. Things you’ll need An old chair (wooden is better) Screwdriver Jigsaw and drill A marker Paint Plants How to Make a Chair Planter Step 1. Choose a chair It will be great if you have a wooden chair because customizing it is easy....

Typically treated as annuals, peppers are planted outdoors in pots or in the garden a few weeks after the last frost and thrive in warm to hot temperatures until the fall harvest. Did you know that you can get a jump on next season’s pepper harvest by overwintering your hot peppers indoors? Table of Contents If peppers are known to be heat lovers, how does overwintering pepper plants work? With careful management, it’s possible to coax your peppers into dormancy and keep them alive until the warmth returns and they can resume normal growing habits....

1. Make a Sun Box to Incubate Seedlings One of the most interesting aluminum foil uses in gardening is making a convenient sun box that helps reflect sunlight and encourage the effective growth of seedlings by providing warmth and more sun reflection. Find a cardboard box or a shoebox and line all of its sides from inside with aluminum foil. It should extend two inches beyond the top and sides. Use tape or glue, if needed to ensure the foil stays in place....

Eryngium yuccifolium is a distinctive plant commonly known as button snake-root or rattlesnake master. It’s an evergreen perennial forb native to the south eastern United States. Part of the tallgrass prairies, the plants occur in rocky woods, glades, and prairies. They mostly grow as native plants in certain regions of North America, Texas, Florida, Minnesota and Ohio. Table of Contents The rattlesnake master is hermaphrodite and produces greenish-white flowers from July to September....

In this article, we’re going to discuss the signs and symptoms that indicate that something is amiss, and how to address them, so you can feel more confident in coming to the rescue. Is your container-grown camellia looking unhappy? After all of the love and care you’ve given it, the last thing you want is to see it die especially when the problem could be something that is easily fixed....

Even though these plants are known for being low-maintenance perennials, gardeners may still experience issues when it comes to flowering, for various reasons. Shasta daisies (Leucanthemum x superbum) are often admired for their large blooms that attract a variety of pollinators to the garden, and provide a seemingly endless supply of cut flowers throughout the season. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....

These herbs and vegetables are most important part of any Italian cookbook. And you can even grow them without a garden, in containers. 1. Cima di Rapa Cima di Rapa is related to broccoli, it is quick to produce harvest and hardy enough to withstand off-season climates. Delicious when stir-fried in olive oil with garlic and chili flakes or in the salad. How to Grow: Cima di Rapa requires full sun, drainage, regular watering and some staking to grow into a prolific and healthy plant....

Our guide to growing pomegranates covers how to cultivate these trees in your landscape. Pomegranate trees, Punica granatum, are suitable for cultivation in USDA Hardiness Zones 7 to 11. They thrive in arid or semi-arid regions, producing an abundance of fruit in fall in ideal growing conditions. The red, leathery pomegranates piled high on a produce table in the grocery store may all be of the same variety, but these fruits have a centuries-long history of breeding resulting in more than 500 known cultivars....

Growing chives indoors is possible and rewarding when you are looking for a supply of this herb year-round. It’s a herb that tastes best when picked fresh. Also, it looks great in any indoor setting due to the bright green, grass-like foliage and attractive mauve blooms. Also Read: 46 Indoor Herb Garden Tips How to Propagate Chives You can grow it from the seeds or, from a preexistent plant by division....

People with the wrong types of soils know how difficult it is to grow plants in poor soil quality. Water runs out of sandy soils quickly and the soil lacks nutrients that plants need to thrive. A few steps can help you improve your dry and sandy soils and grow a wider variety of plants in your garden. Let’s delve into this topic and learn what sandy soil is and how you can improve it....