This cheerful yellow and orange flower is beloved by pollinators and a great cutting flower; the more you harvest, the more she flowers—well into fall. Plus, calendula is edible, providing both food and healing medicine. Learn more about one of my favorite flowers, including growing tips. B...
Cucumber –Growing cukes is rewarding. Cucumber, Pickling –Pickles are easy to make. This is the variety you want to use.Vegetable Gardening is fun and rewarding.Dandelion –A weed for some, a great salad for others. Dandelion wine, anyone!? Edible Flowers –You’ll be amazed at how many...
Once you have become confident in identifying the dandelion, it is time to harvest it. You really do not need any tools for harvesting a dandelion, but a few simple ones will help. A knife or cutting shears can be used for harvesting the flowers and leaves while a small trowel or shovel...
Bring your harvest to the table. Kitchen prep tips and easy recipes for the vegetables you grow. Click below for vegetable prep and recipes you can use now. Almonds Apples Apricot Aprium Artichoke Arugula Asparagus Avocado Bamboo Shoots
Bring your harvest to the table. Kitchen prep tips and easy recipes for the vegetables you grow. Click below for vegetable prep and recipes you can use now. Written byStephen Albert Stephen Albertis a horticulturist, master gardener, and certified nurseryman who has taught at the University of...
At first I had to dig down 2 foot to harvest a root and the thing still snapped off at the end. The following year it had regrown and put out a lot of new leaf growth. In autumn I harvested that root again (and replanted offsets). The following year it regrew and I harvested ...
Daffodil flowers Narcissus tazetta Color: Pale to buttery yellow. Usage: Create a puree of the yellow flower petals as directed in this daffodil soap recipe. Avoid using any parts of the plant that are green as it contains a milky substance that can irritate the skin. Add the puree to the...
Harvest maca root eight to nine months after sowing the seeds. Grasp the plants under the leaves and pull to remove the root from the ground. Lay the whole plant out in the sunlight for four to six days until it is dry. Place the roots under cover at night so the maca root does not...
If you’re going to harvest your own dandelion greens or roots, keep in mind the environment surrounding them. If they are growing in the city or even the suburbs, they could easily have been sprayed or exposed to pesticides, which defeats the whole purpose of using them for detoxificati...
You’ll know that they’re mature by taking a bite. Once you know the ripe color for a particular bush, it won’t change, so you’ll know when to harvest year after year. A selection of ripe salmonberries from yellow to red