Edible

Learn all about edible gardening to improve your health, save on groceries, and reconnect with nature. Our detailed guides show you how to grow food!

Wooden raised beds with various crops including tall ones, slender green stalks with delicate, fern-like leaves creating a lacy, airy texture.

Vegetables

How to Grow Asparagus in a Raised Bed

Because of its longevity, having a dedicated asparagus raised bed is a great plan. In this guide, we go over everything you need to know to start yours! You'll enjoy these perennial vegetables year after year.

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Vegetables

5 Types Of Corn And How to Use Them

There are many types of corn, used historically for many different purposes. We explore the diversity of this amazing staple food and how to use the many different types available to home gardeners.

Close up of green mint herb growing in a pot.

Herbs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Mint

If you use mint in your mixed drinks or cook with it, growing mint is a great way to keep it fresh and ready to use! Follow this complete guide to find out how to plant, grow, and care for this useful genus.

Growing Cilantro in a sunny area in the garden, appearing to have lush and feathery leaves with a vibrant green hue

Herbs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Cilantro

Growing cilantro and coriander is incredibly simple. Whether you're interested in the tasty leaves or the flavorful seeds, this in-depth growing guide by gardening expert Rachel Garcia covers everything from planting seeds to harvesting!

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Herbs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Oregano

Growing oregano to add spice to your cooking is a great project for beginner gardeners. It also makes an excellent low-growing ground cover to spill over the rims of containers. Lorin Nielsen walks you through growing healthy plants.

A close-up shot of a composition of large developing green leaves, on top of slender stems of the taro plant

Vegetables

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Taro

The taro plant is not only a lush and vibrant green tropical, but a food-producer. It's a great addition to lush, leafy gardens in warm climates. Learn all about taro in our in-depth grower's guide by gardening expert Rachel Garcia.

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Fruits

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Blue Java Banana

Have you heard of the blue java banana? Called the ice cream banana, this tropical fruit flavor is lovely and sweet. Grown naturally in Hawaii, these gooey bananas are gaining popularity around the world. Expert Lorin Nielsen will share how to grow them at home.