Plant-Specific Techniques

Also known as tickseed, coreopsis is not just a beautiful flower and pollinator magnet - it also makes an amazing natural dye!

This amazing plant is often referred to as nature's medicine cabinet. We'll look at how to grow and use yarrow.

We've compiled every dang thing we know about successful garlic cultivation into this ultimate guide to growing garlic!

How do you hand-pollinate plants, anyway? Let's talk about it!

Your guide to growing swiss chard in your garden. We'll cover everything chard, all the way from seed to harvest!

Let's talk vernalization - what it is, why it's important, and how to vernalize garlic

If you've never used grow bags before, these can be a great way to increase your garden flexibility. Let's talk how to use grow bags!

Curious whether you can transplant corn? Let's talk about starting corn and what it will tolerate.

So you grew some vegetables, but now they're flowering and you don't know why. Let's talk.

Alpine strawberries lend themselves particularly well to indoor growing, because of the long growing season required.

Curious about the signs and symptoms of frost damage on plants? Let's discuss how you know if your plants are frost-damaged...

Some plants produce sugar which acts as a sort of antifreeze to help see them through frosts and freezes.

Ever wonder whether you can still eat vegetables that are flowering? We'll talk about which veggies are still edible after bolting.

Looking for food crops you can grow with low light requirements? We'll delve into all the low-light food crops here.

Sesame is often overlooked by home gardeners. Let's delve into this underutilized crop, and talk about how to grow your own sesame seeds.

Looking to learn how to grow this tasty radish in your garden? Jump into growing daikon here.

Walls of water can be a great way to extend your gardening season and protect susceptible plants from extreme temperature swings.

Growing ginger is easy! Start with an organic hand of ginger from a farmers market or grocery store...

Never buy grocery store lettuce again! Growing lettuce is quick and easy, and we've got tons of tips and tricks for you.

Can you bury a plant stem? Wondering if you can bury a plant when transplanting? Want to know which plants you can bury stems? Find out here

Growing strawberries in Arizona is possible! I've done it and are here to tell you all about how to grow AZ strawberries.

Each of these common citrus types was a cross made by pairing two or more original landrace citrus varieties to create hybrids

Air layering is an easy propagation technique which works well on many trees, shrubs, and woody canes.

Curing converts some of the starches into sugars, which is where the "sweet" part comes in. Let's talk about how to cure sweet potatoes.

It all comes down to the magical process of curing. We'll look at how to cure butternut squash for ultimate storage-readiness.

Did you know that the leaves of the strawberry plant are even more nutrient, rich and beneficial than the berries? That's right!

not all leeks have the white stem that we desire. In this article, we will explore how to get white stems on leeks organically

Cowpeas (aka black-eyed peas) are known for their tolerance of sandy soils and low rainfall. Keep reading to learn all about them!

This is your guide to growing potatoes in the desert. If you're an avid desert gardener, you may be wondering if it's even possible...

Can you grow apricot from a root sucker? If so, what will it produce - will the fruit be the same fruit as the parent tree?

If you're looking to learn more about growing dwarf blue curled kale, this is the place. I love this variety!

Are your seedlings falling over after sprouting? We've got some tips and tricks here for growing great seedlings without them leaning over.

sometimes a butternut squash will break off of the vine, and you'll be left wondering can you eat green butternut squash?

Ever wonder if it's possible to grow chickpeas from store-bought? It absolutely is! Let's talk about how to do it...

We'll talk about how to get your slips started, rooted, and growing. Let's jump right into how to grow sweet potato slips!

When your zucchini and summer squash tips turn brown and leathery before they're ripe, you may wonder what causes zucchini blossom end rot

If you've got an organic pepper from the grocery store and are wondering whether you can plant the seeds...

You may have heard the term "chill hours" in the context of fruit trees and also nut trees - but what even are chill hours?

If you're growing just a few stalks, you might find the need to hand-pollinate your corn because the lack of volume could hinder pollination

Napa cabbage is a resilient and heat-tolerant brassica that should have a place in your garden. Let's look at how to grow it, care, and uses

What exactly is a haploid, a diploid, a triploid, or even a tetraploid watermelon anyway? These represent the number of chromosome sets...

Let's talk about how to prune a fruit tree the right way, and make sure you feel confident doing it. There are a few simple guidelines you..

Curious what plants you can propagate cuttings from in water? We're listing out every plant that'll grow roots in water.

In this guide on how to cure garlic for storage, we'll walk through how to tranform your hard-grown garlic into year-round flavor

Choosing between hardneck and softneck garlic means understanding your climate. Let's look at hardneck vs. softneck garlic.

Interested in learning about how to grow tomatoes in Arizona? This is your guide to growing tomatoes in AZ.

Curious about growing garlic in Arizona? Garlic grows well in AZ, and we're going to look at exactly how to grow it here.

Take companion planting guides with a grain of salt, because truly the bro-science runs rampant within this topic.

If you've grown your own vegetables and ended up with more than you can eat at once, curing & storage become important to understand.

Considering growing alfalfa as a cover crop? Here's what you should know: growing the next layer of new nitrogen...