Green & Organic

Organic goji berries can be grown in your backyard or small acreage because they are one of the few exotic “super” berries that we can grow here in North America from hardy zones 4 through 9. In...

Summer squash is a very prolific, hot climate loving vegetable. Summer squash includes the yellow squash, zucchini, and pattypan varieties. These are a lot of fun to grow with children. All are...

Okra is a great crop for the beginning gardener. They grow well in hot dry areas of the country. A beautiful 3-6 foot tall plant with creamy mallow type flowers. Okra could be grown just for...

Several years ago I had an interesting vegetable garden. Three different types of vegetable plants lived together in harmony. They also benefited each other. Their colors of green, dark green,...

Artichoke plants are easy to grow in almost any climate. Artichoke plants will live for many years and continue to provide you with organic artichokes that you grew in your own...

No time for gardening? Provided there's been no chemical spraying or fertilizers used in your yard, you can find tasty, nutritious plants where you live.

Learn how to take your existing, beautiful marigolds and harvest the seeds. Then use the seeds to reproduce in the current season or save for next year.

Spinach is a cold weather low maintenance crop and so easy to grow and harvest. It only took 6 weeks to start enjoying it this year. My husbands garden is all organic so our organic spinach is...

Mesclun is really made up of baby greens, leaves from immature plants. You can buy packaged mesclun mix in a bag, but you get that bagged flavor. Organic, fresh from the garden greens are so much...

Remember the great taste of tomatoes in your grandma's garden? I used to eat them straight off the bushes! If you've wondered why you can't capture that same taste with today's seeds, the answer...

Thinking about garden fresh green beans, growing your own dried soup beans for winter, or looking for a great garden project with a child… in other words, are you wondering how to grow bean seeds?...

Lettuce is a very beautiful plant. People often only think of it as only a vegetable, but it actually makes an interesting indoor plant. The textures and colors that the different variety of...

Using common household throw away items you can make your own seed starting pots and seed tray. Help your garden and recycle at the same time!Make it a family project, the perfect way to discuss...

Getting fresh juicy tomatoes this winter will be fun and easy if you grow your own indoors! Typically, tomatoes this time of year are imported. If you can find local hot house tomatoes in your...

Growing your own luffa sponges can be fun and profitable. Follow the steps below to know when and how to harvest your luffas for personal use or to sell.

Growing your own luffa sponge gourds can be very fun and profitable. Luffa gourds require a long growing period - around 110 days. Therefore it is best to start them indoors and then transplant...

Reusing is the step prior to recycling in the common phrase, "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle." Reusing allows items to be used up, rather than using resources to recycle them into another...