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Find plant specific information on Growing your own food at home. Learn how to grow herbs, vegetables, and fruits year round!

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How To Plan & Grow A Salad Garden

A salad garden is easy to plan and very rewarding to grow. Learn how to properly plan and grow your own salad garden this growing season with this guide.

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How To Grow Dill

Learn everything you need to know to grow your own dill at home. One of the easiest herbs to grow, dill is great for making homemade pickles and seasoning a variety of other foods.

close up image of sage growing in a garden

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Said to ward off evil and bring good fortune to anyone keeping it in their gardens, sage was once a very popular herb in back yard gardens. Grown for it’s culinary and medicinal uses, sage originated in the Mediterranean before naturalizing in various regions around the world. Fortunately sage is […]

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How To Grow Rosemary

A potent herb native to the Mediterranean, rosemary has been used for centuries to season food, as a medicine, and even as an ornamental plant. Rosemary grows as little shrub, with long needle like leaves, and a thick woody stem. Varieties of Rosemary The most common variety of rosemary (Rosmarinus […]

common garden thyme (thymus vulgaris growing in a clay pot

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How To Grow Thyme

Thyme is one of those multi purpose herbs that can be used in so many dishes and recipes, that growing your own is a no brainer if you love to cook. A Mediterranean herb widely used to season roast meats, stews, and a variety of other dishes, thyme adds depth […]