Planting & Seed Saving Notes

Egyptian Walking Onions: How to Grow This Perennial Allium

Learn how to grow and eat Egyptian Walking Onions (Allium proliferum), an exciting addition to your edible landscape.

Everything You Need to Know about Sweet Potatoes

As the soil warms up following the spring equinox and the days lengthen, we start to dream of our favorite summer crops. The first thing that comes to mind...

Lettuce - The Complete Guide to Growing Lettuce from Seed to Seed

Lettuce, Lactuca sativa Lettuce may not seem like one of those life saving must-have crops, give me a potato over a lettuce leaf any ‘survival’ day, but it still deserves...

Beans - The Complete Guide to Growing Beans from Seed to Seed

Beans, beans, they’re good for your heart - they’ll grow with a vigor that you cannot thwart! Not our best poem, but you can’t deny the truth. Beans are easy...

Potatoes - The Complete Guide to Growing Potatoes

Growing Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) is easy and productive and can yield a lot of food in a small space. Learn how to grow your own potatoes with a variety of...

Borage is listed as an herb, and apparently the flowers are edible in salads and also make a nice tea.

Easy-to-Grow Borage is a Favorite Herb for Beginners and Experts

Learn to grow borage, an edible, soft and fuzzy herb with beautiful bright-blue, star-shaped flowers.

Watch: Starting Peppers and Eggplants from Seed

Learn how to start eggplant and pepper seeds, watch this video for a fool-proof method to get these seeds germinating.

Grow your own ginger with Sow True Seed.

How to Grow Ginger

A spice, and herb, a supplement, and more; grow your own source of this versatile plant.

How to Grow Jerusalem Artichokes

These strong perennials can grow anywhere.

Great article on how to harvest and eat Horseradish!

Horseradish - A Complete Guide to Growing Horseradish

Horseradish is a cold-hardy, perennial member of the Brassica family. Native to Southeastern Europe and Western Asia, it can grow up to 3′ tall and is cultivated for its flavorful...

Rhubarb is an easy to grow hardy perennial with edible red stalks

Rhubarb - A Complete Guide to Growing Rhubarb

Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) is originally from Asia. This beautiful hardy perennial vegetable features large green leaves with bright edible red stalks. The leaves are poisonous, but the delicious rich and...