By Pamela Bofferding Pineapples are delicious and nutritious—they’re great when used in smoothies, muffins, or baked goods (find even more recipes here). They provide 105% of your daily value of Vitamin C, they’re high in Manganese and Thiamin, and studies have shown that three servings per…
By Ariana Marisol Propagating a new aloe plant can be fun, easy, and cheap! If you already have an aloe plant at home, allow it to grow until it fills its container. While any healthy aloe plant has a chance to produce younger plants, it will…
By Ariana Marisol Collard greens are a delicious addition to any meal, and they are not just for growing in the South! They are also a nutritional powerhouse. Collards are almost as cold resistant as kale and cabbage, but they are better known in the…
By John Kohler In this episode, John from Growing Your Greens takes you around a tour of his springtime garden and shares with you some of the bolting vegetables and how he likes to eat some of the flowers. You will learn about some of the nutritional…
By Brandon Turbeville A new local controversy is brewing in South Florida surrounding yet another instance of local governments imposing fines on residents and persecuting them over maintaining gardens on their property. After living in Miami Shores for 17 years, and growing vegetables in their…
By Ariana Marisol Carrots are delicious and healthy crops that are easy to grow. Grow healthy, happy carrots in grow bags and extend your harvest. What you will need: Carrot seeds Grow Bag: you can usually find grow bags at your local garden store, or…
By Ariana Marisol How you feel is very much dependent on what you eat. These 5 crops can fight depression and keep you happy and healthy. SUNFLOWERS Nutrition Sunflower seeds are a wonderful source of phenylalanine, an amino acid that turns into norepinephrine and can…
By Ariana Marisol Fight off depression by growing your very own mood enhancing garden with these crops. The act of gardening itself is extremely therapeutic. Getting your hands dirty while gardening is so effective at combating depression that it is often used in “horticulture therapy”…
By Ariana Marisol Due to its nutritious content, and good taste, quinoa has become a common household food in the United States. Learn how to grow your own quinoa and never purchase it again. Quinoa seeds are very high in protein and have the ability…
By Ariana Marisol These quick and easy gardening hacks will do wonders for your garden. Start a seedling in a lemon grind. Lemon rinds are easy starter pots for seedlings and they are made of all natural citrus peels. Fill half a lemon peel with potting…
By Kristan T. Harris Neighbors and City Officials Target Family Over Garden A new city zoning requirement beginning April 1st in the city of Sugar Creek, Missouri will force at least one family to destroy their vegetable garden, Kansas City news outlet KSHB reports. The new city requirement details that vegetation must…
By Ariana Marisol You can use lavender to make oils, to flavor dishes and drinks, to make tea, for health purposes, to make potpourri, and much more. Lavender also attracts pollinators and other insects that are beneficial for you garden. There are many varieties of…
By John Vibes A new preschool is teaching children gardening and urban farming, and many of their classes are hands-on, working on an actual farm. Edoardo Capuzzo Dolcetta and a team of other designers have been working to bring children closer to nature during their…
By GrowingYourGreens John from Growing Your Greens shares with you how easy it is to save the seeds from 10 common (and uncommon) vegetables that you grow in your garden. John will share many seed harvesting tips with you he has learned over the years. Be prepared…
By Gaye Levy Over the years, I have shared many articles relative to herbs and plants for the survival garden. Some are easily found while foraging while others need to be cultivated. Some provide benefits for a specific ailment while others are all encompassing. It…
By Dan Mowinski Note: this guide is aimed at those who intend to garden in containers, rather than directly into soil. If you have a small plot click here. What happens when the potting mix runs out of nutrients? What about pests, especially when insecticides aren’t…
By Amanda Froelich 20 feet below the surface, crops like strawberries, lettuce, and basil grow in balloon-like biospheres at an incredible pace. When Sergio Gamberini was traveling through Italy on a summer vacation, he was struck with a “crazy” idea to grow plants under the…
By Ariana Marisol The tireless work of bees is one of the main reasons for the possibility of human development on earth. Without them, our planet would be a lot different and the conditions for human development may not have existed. You can save these…
By Kirsten Dirksen The average temperature in Stockholm in January is -3°C (27°F). For Marie Granmar and Charles Sacilotto it can be much warmer thanks to the greenhouse that blankets their home. “For example at the end of January it can be -2°C outside and it…
By Ariana Marisol Everyone knows that growing plants inside your home can bring beauty, vitality, and life into any living space. Did you know that growing certain plants in your home can also have wonderful health benefits? Everyday household objects can release harmful gases into…
