Garden dirt no good? Just don't have dirt, period? Here's how to build a straw bale garden

A few years ago, hardly anyone could pronounce this product correctly. Now, it's a well-known nutritional superstar, available in almost any supermarket and a common substitute for rice. Why is quinoa so hot?

Okra is a staple in southern gardens. But do you know how to grow okra? This post shares tips and tricks to help you grow the best okra this year.

When growing broccoli, sometimes multiple tiny buttons form instead of one large head. Learn why this happens and how to avoid it, here on Gardener’s Path.

If you want to grow okra, these tips will help you get a successful okra harvest no matter where you live either in raised beds or in the ground.

Elderberry is a plant with many fascinating uses, and a rich history. Learn how to harvest and preserve this fruit for medicine, food, or wine. Read more.

Almost the entire nasturtium plant is edible, including the flowers, leaves, stems, and immature seeds. The flavor for each part is similar, but still unique in their own ways. Edible nasturtium diagram Nasturtium: what's edible?

Imagine how much easier life would have been for the pilgrims if they would have only had food dehydrators. The pilgrims would have been able to dry tons and tons of vegetables for winter and provide hot and hearty stews for their peeps. But I suppose they would of needed electricity for that. Oh well, Read More >>

Want to know which crops will give you the biggest yield per square foot of garden space? Read on for advice on high-yield vegetables:

Egyptian onions, also known as top onions, grow sets instead of flowers at the top of the stem. Planted in the fall, the onions are ready for use before most of the garden can be planted.

String trained tomatoes changed the way I gardened. The string method is easy and effective. Cucumbers take to this method better than almost anything else!

When it comes to delicious easy-grow crops for the garden - it is hard to beat growing turnips from seed! Learn how to grow your own great crop this year.

I’m adding a brand new category to my blog that in my nearly 9 years of blogging I’ve never had – garden! This summer I’ve not done a huge amount with our garden as this is our first summer in our new house and since I had no idea what…

"Wood pallets are easy to come by and they can be used to create almost anything. Here are a few of our favorite pallet garden ideas to inspire you."

Did you know you can grow loofah sponges in garden beds and containers? Learn all the facts on growing loofah gourds from seed to harvest.

How to use grass clippings as mulch in the garden. Using fresh or dried grass clippings in the garden to mulch plants can cut down on weeds, plus it's free. See how I do it.

Garden Vegetable Soup is a filling soup, full of delicious vegetables and noodles.

Looking for a veggie that’s versatile in the garden? Check out radishes. Learn how to grow and care for this quick-growing crop now on Gardener's Path.

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Oregano is a wonderful herb that belongs in everyone's backyard. There are many benefits of oregano including medicinal and in the kitchen.

Overtime we all learn tips and tricks which help us grow our vegetables... Here are some do's and don'ts about tomato plant care. [LEARN MORE]

Growing garlic is really easy and home grown garlic tastes so much better than store bought! Just follow these instructions on how to plant garlic in the fall for a summer harvest!

Morel mushrooms are easy to identify with a few things to keep in mind. Learn all about how to find, forage, and identify morel mushrooms!

Ćwikła isn’t quite easy to pronounce so I’ve always just called it red beets, because that’s what is is. Buraki, in Polish simply means beetroots and this is a typical Polish condiment, served with roast or any kind of smoked meat or sausage. It is a must on the holiday table, regardless if it’s Christmas or Easter. Ćwikła basically consists of grated beetroots and horseradish. I prefer it with as much horseradish as possible, really hot and nice! This goes perfect with your Easter ham and hard-boiled eggs. 1 tsp. white vinegar 1 tsp. brown sugar 1 cup homemade or purchased horseradish (add as much as you like to suit your taste) 1 lb. beets, cooked, peeled and grated or 1 (14 oz.) can prepared beets, drained and grated 1/4 tsp. salt I suggest if choose to grate your own fresh horseradish root that you wear goggles! In a large bowl, mix together the vinegar, brown sugar, horseradish and salt until well combined. Add beets and mix thoroughly. Pack into clean jars and store up to 2 months.

If you've been diagnosed with hypothyroidism, you've probably been told to avoid eating certain foods that contain goitrogens. This wou...

Many people think growing quinoa in their backyard is impossible, but it's not! Learning how to grow quinoa is easier than you think.

Ever heard of sea buckthorn? Probably not. But you may think differently soon because this remarkable fruit tree is poised to become a hottie sensation in Ontario.Ever heard of sea buckthorn? Probably not. But you may think differently soon because this remarkable fruit tree is poised to become a hottie sensation in Ontario.

Have you ever seen anything like the Egyptian Walking Onion? New onion bulblets are growing on top of the plant. These perennial onions are a unique, valuable addition to every garden.

Be sure and check out our GIVEAWAY while you're here. When we first moved onto the farm I didn't know much (or anything, really...) about wildcrafting. But thanks to a wonderful birthday present from Brian (the book Northwest Foraging by Doug Benoliel) I have started to learn a thing or two. I was very excited to discover that the tree on the farm which I had thought based on the book's description was elderberry... was indeed, elderberry! And it was a VERY happy, very fertile, elderberry tree! This is blue elderberry (Sambucus cerulean) not to be confused with red elderberry (Sambucus racemes) which are poisonous unless carefully prepared. The ideal time to harvest blue elderberries is when they are like the picture shows, covered with a powdered-sugar like whiteness. The berries are very tart and have little seeds inside. I thought they were palatable raw, (though I wouldn't gorge myself on them like strawberries or blueberries...) but most people used them cooked in recipes or as a cold-season fighting tonic. What's so great about elderberry? Elderberries are a true super food. They have INCREDIBLE immune-boosting properties (Learn more here.) They have started to become popular again as people are looking for alternatives to over-the-counter drugs to help fight off colds and flus during winter months. How do you harvest them? And where? I feel very lucky to have a giant elderberry tree growing in my back yard, but if you are not so lucky, there are other ways to find them. I live in Oregon and I see them everywhere this time of year--in parks, off the side of country roads. To learn more about how to find them I would suggest getting a copy of Doug Benoliel's book, Northwest Foraging. (Of course, you could always just purchase the berries online...) Brian and I harvested FOUR full flats. Apparently, it's a very good year for elderberries! We cut off the bunches of berries and brought them back to the kitchen where we used a fork or our fingers to remove the berries from their cluster. If you are harvesting them yourself, make sure you leave some for the birds! We placed them on our awesome dehydrator to dry overnight. (Along with some strawberries...) We also froze a full bag of them for using later as well. What do you do with elderberries? I am planning on experimenting over the winter with lots of different recipes. I am hoping to put them in baked goods, make elderberry syrup (which is supposed to help fight of the flu but I am also going to enjoy as a cocktail mixed with vodka... and also over ice cream...) and hopefully also make elderberry wine. That's a little bit of what we've been up to. It's been a lot of fun packing away food for the winter months when we will move off the farm and Brian won't have any steady employment. I feel a bit like a squirrel. It's been a lot of fun foraging on the farm. Looking forward to using the elderberries very soon. If you want to know what I end up doing with all the elderberries we harvested, be sure to check back in because in later. Have you used elderberries before? What did you do with them? Like what you read? Be sure and follow LittleOwlCrunchyMomma on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Google+ (Note: This post might contain affiliate links. Meaning, if you shop around after clicking on them, you might be helping to support my blogging endeavors. Thank you!)

Cucamelons are a popular garden crop with adorable tiny fruits. But, did you know you can dig and store their tubers for overwintering?

Fresh herbs give a huge boost of flavor to any recipe, but some look very much alike. Can you identify them all by sight? Check out the list of herbs with pictures to see how many you know on The Gardening Cook.

Types of lettuce: How many are there, list of names with a chart to compare their nutrition & use (in salad, wraps, etc) with pictures