There are so many reasons to grow your own herbs. The most important reason is flavor; you just can’t beat the fresh flavor of homegrown herbs. Of course, growing a culinary herb garden is also an easy way to save money on your grocery bill. Store-bought herbs are expensive, often of questionable freshness, and many are hard-to-source. But, savvy gardeners know that most herbs can be easily grown in a home garden or on a sunny deck.
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Growing a Culinary Herb Garden
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Container vegetable plants: The best varieties for success
Growing flowers, vegetables, herbs, and even fruits in containers is not only an easy way to grow, it’s also beautiful and productive. We’ve written lots of articles on container gardening here on the blog, including posts on the best berries for containers, how to care for a container garden, and inspiration for growing herbs in pots. But, today’s post is a bit different. Today, I’d like to share some specific varieties of container vegetable plants for your garden. Continue Reading
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Growing angel trumpet from seed: Learn how to sow and grow this gorgeous plant
Angel trumpets are prone to stopping people in their tracks. I grow one in a big patio pot, and more visitors to my garden ask about it than anything else I grow. The big, trumpet-like blooms of this plant are show-stoppers, and their fragrance… well, let’s just say it makes an evening on the patio about as sensational as you can get. But, purchasing a large angel trumpet plant can be pricey. If you want to save some dough and stretch your green thumb, try growing angel trumpet from seed. You may be surprised at how easy it is. Continue Reading
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The benefits of raised bed gardens
My interest for gardening in raised beds was piqued when I started researching how to build the original two raised beds in my yard. I wanted them for aesthetic reasons, but it wasn’t long before I discovered there are a ton of other benefits of raised bed gardens.
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Identifying garden pests: How to figure out who’s eating your plants
Most gardeners face pest issues from time to time, and though we have a wonderful Guide to Vegetable Garden Pests here on our site, many gardeners often find themselves needing to be able to properly identify a pest before turning to such a guide for solutions to their problem. Garden pest ID is a task that can be very difficult, especially if the pest isn’t physically present on the plant when the damage is discovered. Today, we’re sharing an excerpt from the book Gardening Complete by the authors of Cool Springs Press (including several chapters by Savvy Gardening contributors Jessica Walliser and Tara Nolan!). We’re excited to be able to share it with you because the excerpt offers some very practical advice on identifying garden pests using methods you may not have considered before. Continue Reading
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How to Grow Ground Cherries in a Garden
In my new book, Veggie Garden Remix, I talk about how to grow ground cherries in a garden. This tomato relative is also called husk cherry and has become one of our favorite crops for its ease of cultivation and bounty of marble-sized, golden fruits. Read on to learn more about this fantastic garden vegetable!
This post is an excerpt from Veggie Garden Remix by Niki Jabbour.
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