The square footage of my vegetable garden is about the same as the square footage of my house. While I do love fresh organic veggies, finding space to grow them indoors during the winter can be a bit of a ...
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The Crazy Trick That Lets You Re-Grow Herbs From Just One Plant
Do you love herbs, but shudder at the price? Here’s some good news: With a single potted plant (or grocery store remains) you can easily grow your own by cutting from the original plant or bunch. Clone these four herbs ...
Read More »The Dirt-Free, Space-Saving Way To Grow Indoor Tomatoes
Growing herbs and vegetables in the home sounds like a great idea until you think about all the mess, dirt and constant watering that must be done to grow and keep them alive. Avoid all of this by growing them ...
Read More »Miss Gardening? Grow Green Beans Indoors This Winter
For gardeners who just can’t stand to keep their hands out of the soil for any length of time, growing food indoors in containers can be a great pastime during the winter months. Green beans are a relatively quick-growing vegetable ...
Read More »7 Steps To Growing Citrus Indoors … No Matter Where You Live
When skies hang low and gray, few things brighten an indoor corner quite like a citrus tree. Laden with camouflaged limes or unignorable lemons, modern dwarf varieties mean that growing citrus is no longer the exclusive purview of the fortunate ...
Read More »The Indoor ‘Egyptian Secret’ That Grows Vegetables 30 Percent Faster
When you live in a climate that experiences changes in climate, you know that there’s a limited time of year where you can successfully garden. By using hydroponic technology, you can grow a garden in the winter — and you ...
Read More »6 Ways To Prevent Rust While Storing Your Garden Tools For Winter
Garden tools perform some hard, dirty jobs for us. But by the end of the summer they often need maintenance or at least a good cleaning. Before you hang up your tools for the winter, take some time to get ...
Read More »Lemongrass: The High-Yield Herb That’s Easy To Grow Indoors
Lemongrass is one of those amazing herbs that seems to have almost endless benefits. Not only is it a delicious addition to many Asian dishes, but it also can be used in a myriad of herbal remedies, as a natural ...
Read More »Why Fall May Be The Best Time To Plant Your Onions
Onions may well have been among the first edible foods grown in domestic gardens, as the history of the domestic onion goes back thousands of years – seeds have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs — and they are ...
Read More »Squash-Storing Secrets: How To Make It Last Up To 8 Months
The first time I grew spaghetti squash, I had no idea when to harvest it. Of course, I’ve purchased spaghetti squash many times. Those store-bought fruits were butter-yellow and usually about the size of a quart jar. The squash in ...
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