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Growing Loofah (luffa): eco-friendly sponge from the vegetable garden

February 20, 2020 By Angi Schneider 3 Comments

image of green luffa growing on vine

I was an adult before I found out that the loofah “sponge” I buy in the bath section at the store is actually not a sponge. It is, in fact, a plant. When I learned that, I knew I needed to start growing loofah to provide bath scrubbies and sponges for cleaning. Loofah, also spelled […]

Indoor Gardening Ideas: Easy Ways to Grow Food

February 16, 2020 By Angi Schneider 3 Comments

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I have to admit that I’m not the best at keeping indoor plants alive. I’m not sure exactly what the issue is, but most of my potted plants die. But that doesn’t mean I don’t grow a mean indoor garden – one that’s filled with vegetables and herbs. I think the biggest difference is that […]

Growing and Planting Sweet Potato Slips

January 21, 2020 By Angi Schneider 10 Comments

Unlike regular potatoes and other vegetables, sweet potatoes are not started from seed or from an older potato, they’re started from slips. Sweet potato slips are small plants that sprout from the sweet potato tuber. And they’re super easy to grow at home and without any special equipment. The first time I grew sweet potatoes, […]

How to Grow Lettuce in Any Climate

May 3, 2019 By Angi Schneider 5 Comments

It probably doesn’t surprise you that the most popular salad vegetable grown in home vegetable gardens is lettuce. Lettuce is one of the fastest producing vegetables you can grow and the foundation of most salads. Unfortunately, growing lettuce can be a little tricky, especially in warmer climates. However, as long as you understand a little […]

Ultimate Guide to Growing Green Beans

April 13, 2019 By Angi Schneider 2 Comments

Growing green beans is for beginner and experienced gardeners. Learn how to grow, harvest, and store green beans plus how to choose the best green bean varieties for your vegetable garden.

After tomatoes, green beans might just be the most popular home vegetable garden crop. And for good reason! They’re easy to grow, super prolific, and quite tasty. Every year we grow green beans for eating fresh and for preserving. Now, green beans also have other names. Some people call them snap beans because they make […]

Ultimate Guide to Growing and Using Carrots

March 14, 2019 By Angi Schneider 2 Comments

Growing carrots can sometimes be tricky but they are well worth the effort! Learn now to grow, harvest, and store carrots. Plus how to use the whole carrot, including the green carrot tops.

Carrots are the most popular root vegetable grown in the home garden. And for good reason. They taste great, are super nutritious, and are fun to pull up. Growing carrots, isn’t all fun and games, though. They’re particular when it comes to soil and can be stubborn when it comes to germinating. Let’s chat about […]

Growing Tomatillos {for more than tomatillo salsa verde}

July 23, 2018 By Angi Schneider 2 Comments

Tomatillo plants are easy to grow, love heat, and need little water. With these tips for growing tomatillos (plus harvesting and storing tips) you can have tomatillo salsa all year.

Tomatillos are nightshade plants that love the summer heat. They’re native to Mexico but can be grown in most home gardens in North America, and are very popular in Texas and the southwest states. We’ve been growing tomatillos for several years and every year I’m amazed at how well they grow with very little care. […]

Things No One Tells You About Growing Tomatoes {but you need to know for a good tomato harvest}

June 20, 2018 By Angi Schneider 8 Comments

It’s not that people are intentionally keeping tomato growing secrets, it’s just that sometimes those of us who have been gardening a while forget what it’s like to be a beginner gardener. And sometimes new gardeners don’t know what questions to ask. I’ve been reminded of this as I help my sister with her first […]

Growing and Using Cucumbers

March 28, 2018 By Angi Schneider 2 Comments

There are so many reasons to for growing cucumbers; they're relatively easy to grow, they're easy to preserve (and I'm not just talking about pickles), and they taste great. Get started growing and using cucumbers today with these tips.

Cucumbers are one of those vegetables that people tend to love or hate. My family is mostly filled with cucumber haters but that doesn’t deter me from growing cucumbers every summer. They’re worth growing even if only a couple of us like them. Like zucchini and summer squash, cucumbers can be quite prolific which is […]

Edible Perennial Vegetables, Fruit and Herbs to Harvest Year After Year

January 24, 2018 By Angi Schneider 13 Comments

image of asparagus growing in garden

When most people think about the food garden, they think about annuals like tomatoes, cucumbers, and broccoli. But there are many perennial vegetables, fruits, and herbs that will grow in all but the very coldest gardening zones. Every year we try to plant edible perennials in our garden. Our goals is that over time we’ll […]

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