Very few store-bought apples have the sweet taste and crispness of fresh-picked apples straight from your own garden. Varieties of apples you can grow range from those best used for…
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Growing strawberries is surprisingly straightforward, even in small gardens, and let’s be honest, nothing beats the taste of a home-plucked strawberry; just delicious. And of course growing your own fruit…
Pea shoots are one of the quickest, easiest, and most delicious crops to grow in a small space. Here’s how to grow them in easy steps.
Micro herbs are often grown in pots and picked before maturity. Tangy in flavor because they are picked early, these baby greens consist of lettuce, mustard greens, fennel, coriander, celery,…
Growing cress is not limited to the garden. You can cultivate garden cress, also known as pepper grass, indoors on a windowsill throughout the year. All you need is a…
Watercress can be grown without planting it in a running stream. Although watercress tends to grow in moving water, it is not a growth requirement. Watercress is not considered a…
Garden cress (Lepidium sativum), also known as pepper-grass for its piquant flavor, is an Asian green in the cabbage family. The plant’s leaves have two functions in the kitchen. As…
Leeks (Allium ampeloprasum Porrum group) are a vegetable that have been enjoyed a long time, back to 2000BC. The leek is also the national emblem of Wales. Provided you’ve a…
Cucumbers hail from India, so it should come as no surprise that they crave warmth. In fact, they need it at every step of the growth cycle, from germination to…
As your mother always told you, carrots are good for you – chock-full of fiber and vitamins. They’re beautiful too, with lacy, fernlike foliage that’s perfect for containers and flower…