Vegetables

Vegetable gardening is one of the most satisfying things on the planet. Learn how to maximize your veggie garden this year and for the future!

Swiss Chard Varieties

Vegetables

Swiss Chard Varieties: 12 Types of Chard Cultivars You’ll Love

Swiss chard is often a favorite crop amongst amateur gardeners. But finding the perfect Swiss chard variety for your garden can be a challenge, due to each of them being slightly different! In this article, organic gardening expert Logan Hailey examines 12 different types of Swiss chard, and what you can expect from each of them.

Young edamame plants, showing how to grow soybeans with the leaves appearing green and textured planted somewhere with sunlight

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How To Plant, Grow, and Care for Soybeans

Edamame, or cooked soybean pods, are a popular Japanese snack food. The plants that produce these pods are not difficult to grow with the right conditions. Learn how to grow soybeans at home and you can keep yourself stocked up!

A healthy Jicama plant with a bundle of seed pods looking vivid green under the warm sunlight

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Jicama

The jicama plant is well-known as a Mexican staple, but it's a delicious addition to anyone's food garden, too! If you want to try growing something a little different his year, this is a great choice. In this guide, we explore how to grow and care for this vine.

Type of Pea in Garden

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Types of Peas: Different Pea Plant Varieties To Grow in Your Garden

Peas can be a great plant to add to your vegetable garden. But there are three different types of peas, and several different varieties of each, depending on the pea type you are considering planting. It's important to understand the differences before planting seeds for your next harvest. In this article, we examine the three different types of peas, as well as the pea varieties under each.

How to Grow Radishes

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Radishes

Are you thinking of adding radishes to your garden, but aren't sure what to expect? Radishes are an excellent vegetable to grow, but it's not without some certain nuances. It's important to understand that these plants are different than many others, and require specific types of care to flourish. Organic gardening expert Logan Hailey examines everything you can expect when planting, growing, and caring for radish in your garden.

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Spinach in Your Garden

Are you thinking of adding some spinach to your home garden? Spinach can be one of the best plants to start with in a garden, especially for beginning gardeners, or even kids. But how do you get the most out of your spinach harvest? In this article, organic gardening expert Logan Hailey examines how you can get the most out of your harvest with this comprehensive guide on planting, growing, and caring for spinach in your home garden.

Butterfly on Vegetable in Garden

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Are Butterflies Good or Bad For Vegetable Gardening?

If you are starting a new vegetable garden, it's only natural to wonder about which pests are harmful, and which are beneficial to your new found veggie patch. Butterflies are a bug, that frequent areas with plants that flower or bloom. But are butterflies good or bad for vegetable gardens? Should you keep them away from your new veggie patch? Organic gardening specialist Logan Hailey answers this question.

Multiple balsam pear fruits dangling from the vine, looking to be supported by a trellis with long vines and broad serrated leaves

Vegetables

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Balsam Pear

Balsam pear is popularly known as bitter melon, but in the US it can be invasive. Gardener's need to be careful with where they grow this plant and how they care for it. But with careful management, you can grow this crazy food vine in your own garden.