Sansevieria ballyi, or dwarf sansevieria, is a perfect addition to your succulent garden or indoor houseplant collection. A close cousin to the classic mother in law’s tongue, it’s just as easy to care for…so let’s get started! Table of Contents Recommended Products Espoma Organic Cactus MixEspoma Organic Succulent Fertilizer Quick Care Guide Native to southern Kenya and Tanzania like many Sansevierias, Sansevieria ballyi is also known by its common name of the dwarf snake plant....

You can learn more about how to grow eggplants in our guide. In this article, we’ll share the top five reasons why your eggplant blossoms are falling off – or why they fail to develop in the first place. There’s no greater feeling than carefully propagating your own eggplant (Solanum melongena), nurturing the seedlings, and watching the first star-shaped flowers bloom. And there’s no worse feeling than watching those hard-earned blossoms drop right off the plant and into the waiting dirt....

Vicia faba, the botanical name for this species, is one of the oldest agricultural crops around. There are three named varieties within the species, as well as various cultivars of each type. Favas are a cool-season crop that produces a harvest of tasty, meaty beans – and they make excellent companion plants! Since there are different kinds of favas available, it can be helpful to know how these various options will work in the garden....

That’s right – pansy flowers are edible blooms you can pick and eat as garnishes or salad components. They have a mild floral flavor and a velvety texture that will tickle your taste buds and intrigue your tongue. As cool-weather ornamentals, pansies are cheery when other flowers are nowhere to be seen. Whether you’re growing hybrid Viola x wittrockiana in gardens or containers in late fall, or as an early bloomer in spring, their appealing colors can’t be beat....

1. Farmhouse Style Tin Can Herb Planters These farmhouse style tin can herb planters are perfect for your kitchen windowsill or balcony shelves. 2. Cute Little Tin Can Herb Garden Check out how this blogger made these cute little planters for growing herbs in tin cans here. 3. Tea Tin Herb Garden Plant a tea tin herb garden with cork labels. The tutorial is here! 4. Kitchen Countertop Tin Can Herb Garden If you receive sunlight near your kitchen countertop, it’s easy to create a Kitchen Countertop Herb Garden like this from tin cans....

Feed Yourself and Feed Your Neighbors Too We live in a time where people are beginning to take a second look at growing their own food. Raising your own produce saves money at the grocery store, having fresh produce at hand is convenient, you know exactly what was and wasn’t sprayed on the food you are about to eat and gardening can be very therapeutic for us as well. For centuries people in the United States grew their own fruits and vegetables....

Microgreens are one of the top ways to add nutrition to a meal. They’re also an easy and artistic option for garnishing your dishes. Just imagine a steaming dish of lasagna topped with crunchy, bite-sized basil. Mouth-watering, right? In this article, you can make that tasty meal a reality by learning how to grow basil microgreens. Table of Contents Genovese basil, also known as sweet basil, is by far the most popular for growing microgreens....

When I opened my compost tumbler a few days ago, I got a nasty surprise. Maggots! Gross! Disgusting! Or are they? Maggots in compost can be a disgusting sight to behold, but are they bad for your compost? I recently got a question from Steve R., an Epic Gardening reader: Let’s answer this question once and for all. Listen to this post on the Epic Gardening Podcast Subscribe to the Epic Gardening Podcast on iTunes...

The licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), which means sweet root in Greek is actually a legume. It is native to the Mediterranean and parts of the South-West Asia and particularly to the Indian subcontinent, where it is called ‘Mulethi’ It is a perennial herb that grows to over a meter and a half tall. It is cultivated for its roots, the plant has an extensive root system. Roots grow 3 to 4 feet (1 – 1....

USDA Zones— 5 – 11 Difficulty— Easy Other names — Phaseolus vulgaris var. pinto (Scientific Name)Frijol pinto, Speckled bean, Poroto frutilla, Strawberry bean, Carioca bean, Mottled bean, Phaseolus vulgaris and Common beans. Pinto beans are annual plants that grow best in areas with long hot summers as they take three to five months to mature for harvest. How to Grow Pinto Beans Varieties Pinto beans grow on both vine (pole) and bush....

Dill is an aromatic annual herb grown for its use in various cuisines. It is a wild plant that attracts butterflies and bees and other beneficial insects. Difficulty — Easy Soil pH — Slightly acidic to neutral Scientific Name-– Anethum graveolens Growing Habit Dill is an upright plant that can grow up to 75 cm tall. It has somewhat bluish and green colored, scented finely cut leaves and mustard-colored umbel flowers....

They require almost no maintenance and can be grown in soil of nearly any pH level. They are deer and rabbit resistant and can fill in shady areas where many ground covers cannot grow. Galanthus spp. Are you pining for spring? Try growing Galanthus flowers. More commonly called snowdrops, they are some the first to bloom in the late winter and early spring. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

If you live in the right growing zone, you may be lucky enough to grow not only a traditional spring vegetable garden, but also a fall vegetable garden. This applies to gardeners in the South, who are blessed with a long growing period. If this is the year you’re going to finally find time to get that southern fall vegetable garden in the ground, enjoy this article with tips and tricks for ensuring you have a bountiful crop!...

In our guide to growing daylilies, we discussed all you need to know to cultivate and care for this showy ornamental in your summer garden. Daylily, Hemerocallis spp., is a flowering perennial in the Asphodelaceae family that brightens summer gardens in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 9. It sprouts from a rhizome and has bare, slender stems – or scapes – that rise from clumps of foliage that resemble large blades of grass....

So you’ve heard about this way of growing plants called ‘hydroponics’, but have no clue what it is… Table of Contents If you’ve heard about hydroponics but find yourself overwhelmed by information and have no clue where to begin…this is for you. Before we get into the meat of this article, if you find yourself asking, “Where did hydroponics come from?” then I would recommend you check out the history of hydroponics article that I wrote a while back....

Growers like to categorize potatoes as late, mid, or early types, but there is no hard and fast rule on how sellers group them. Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) suffer from a bit of a categorization dilemma. There are maincrops, which are sometimes harvested as earlies. Or what about mid-season types that have thick, chewy skin? And how about new potatoes? What’s up with them? It’s enough to make you throw up your hands and head to the nearest fast-food drive-thru for the comfort of some french fries, right?...

I was, unfortunately, not blessed with the virtue of patience. Learning to be patient is one of the biggest lessons that I’ve gained from gardening. However, as a Zone 5b gardener, my patience is constantly being tested. Table of Contents When we moved to Illinois, I joked to my husband that it feels like winter starts in October and ends in April. After living here for a few years, I can attest that perpetual winter is no joking matter!...

With a vigorous growth habit, they readily naturalize via their extensive root systems and by self-sowing. The challenge is to be able to enjoy them without letting them take over your yard. Perennial asters are members of various genera in the Asteraceae family, including Aster, Eurybia, and Symphyotrichum. They are native to the United States, Europe, and Asia. There are numerous species and cultivated varieties with heights ranging from six inches to over six feet tall....

Many scientific studies and clinical trials of the past have proven that indoor plants have significant benefits on your lifestyle. They are not just the biggest design trends, but also have tonnes of health benefits to offer, which you can cash by growing them! Here’s How Indoor Plants Help You Sleep Better and why you must put them in your bedrooms! Here are America’s top houseplants you can grow How Indoor Plants Help You Sleep Better 1....

USDA zones:9-11 Propagation Method: Seeds, budding Family: Rutaceae Difficulty: Moderate Exposure: Full sun Other Names: Citrus x Clementina ( Scientific name), Moroccan clementine, seedless tangerines, cantra, santra Soil Type: Acidic to slightly acidic Height: 3-4 meters (10-12 feet) What are Clementines? Clementines orange is a hybrid variety of mandarin orange, known for its very juicy and sweet fruits. The fruits are a delicious combination of tangerine and slightly tart orange. This hybrid variety has less or no seeds inside the fruit....