Archive for the ‘Food Gardening’ Category

• 

  Lacinato kale: Learn how to grow this delicious heirloom kale

  by Niki Jabbour

  Lacinato kale is my favorite type of kale to grow. The plants form beautiful rosettes of blue-green leaves that are perfect for...

• 

  Growing romaine lettuce: A guide from seed to harvest

  by Jessica Walliser

  While there are many different types of lettuce to grow in the garden or in a patio pot, romaine is among my favorites. Yes, I...

• 

  Armenian cucumber: A productive, heat-tolerant crop for the food garden

  by Niki Jabbour

  The Armenian cucumber is the one of the most popular vegetables in my garden, but it’s not actually a cucumber. Botanically,...

• 

  How to grow quinoa in a vegetable garden

  by Niki Jabbour

  Quinoa is a cool season crop grown for its tiny, protein-packed seeds. It’s also a beautiful vegetable, producing tall plants...

• 

  Zucchini companion plants for the vegetable garden

  by Jessica Walliser

  Companion planting has been around for generations, but most of the plant partnerships recommended have little basis in actual...

• 

  New Zealand spinach: Growing this leafy green that’s not really spinach

  by Tara Nolan

  I first planted New Zealand spinach in one of my raised beds a few years ago and I’ve never had to replant it since. Little...