How to grow herbs indoors

Rosemary plant by Melissa Sanders

“Herbs are nature’s healthy seasoning.” – Alison Kerr, 2010

As winter looms in the north it’s time to move herb growing indoors.

After my recent lack of success with growing indoor lettuce, I’m eager to learn how to grow herbs indoors without experimenting.

Which herbs can be grown indoors?

Better Homes and Gardens recommend [...]

Simple Sweet Potato Combinations

sweet potatoes roasting by ironchefbelara

Your fall garden can provide both sweet potatoes and simple taste combinations to go perfectly with them when cooking.

The sweet taste and slightly dry flavor of sweet potatoes can benefit from tangy, and spicy partnering. Try these simple sweet potato flavor combinations.

Onion family

Onions, green onions, leeks, garlic, and green garlic [...]

12 Ways to Get Your Greens

Greens in My Garden 04/10

Are you growing your own green vegetables? What about meeting the challenge of eating your daily quota?

Most of us don’t grow enough for 100% of our vegetable needs. We simply don’t have the garden capacity or know how (yet). Eating locally grown vegetables, no matter the source, can inspire [...]

Celebrate Earth Day in Your Garden

Birth Tree by woodleywonderworks

With today being the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, it seems appropriate for all of us Earthlings to celebrate Earth Day right where we’re at, in our gardens.

Do you already have Earth Day plans? Let’s think on this together a little. Let me know your thoughts too. I’d like to hear [...]

Kansas City Gardening for Africa

Grant and Paige Shadden – 2005

Grant and Paige Shadden are a sweet, young Kansas City couple who want to grow their own, healthy vegetables, in their own back yard. It sounds unremarkable.

But Grant and Paige know the value and power of organic vegetable gardening and they are doing something unusual. They are gardening in [...]