Growing Edibles

Collecting your own seeds from this year's harvest will ensure a future crop that you can rely on, based on this year's progress. Replanting your seeds for the following year is economically cost...

Drying pepper seeds is an essential first step in saving seeds from this plant. Seeds that have not thoroughly dried can lose crucial nutrients and begin to decay in the soil before they ever have...

Saving seeds for next year's garden is an age-old tradition and good gardening practice. By saving seeds from your best plants, you'll be ensuring great-tasting zucchini for the following year. ...

Homegrown sunflowers produce hundreds of edible seeds on each flower head. When their growing cycle is over, harvest the heads and finish drying the seeds for shelling or roasting in the shell to...

You've got your herb plant growing good and it's just about time to gather some for dinner. Wait! Before you break a leaf off, you need to read this article. Here are a few Do's and Don'ts of...

Most experienced gardeners save seeds from their annual crops. If you have an heirloom variety of a particular fruit or vegetable, it is advantageous to retain those seeds. You can choose seeds...

Most people don't eat figs unless they are prepackaged in cookie form. They can be tasty that way, but they're nowhere near as good as if you eat them alone, and fresh. In order to do this, you...

Drying fruit is an old method used for centuries. Dried fruit also makes a terrific snack with excellent nutrients. But to use fruit for decorations it must go through a specific process. To...

Wheat is one of the most commonly used food crops in the world. It can be harvested in the winter or spring season. The best way to grow wheat is to cultivate it on a vast vacant field. Like all...