Edible plants · 97 guides
Edible plants
Grow what you eat. Honest, step-by-step guides for onions, garlic, potatoes, carrots, cilantro, jalapenos, corn, and the rest of the home vegetable patch.
EdibleHow to Grow Radishes (28-Day Crop for Beginners)
Radishes are the fastest crop you can grow — seed to harvest in 28 days. Soil, spacing, watering, light, and the thinning trick for round crisp roots.
7 min
EdibleHow to Plant Grape Vines (Backyard Vineyard Starter Guide)
Plant grape vines the right way — full sun, a sturdy trellis, vines spaced 1.8–2.4 m (6–8 ft) apart. Exact depth, soil, and pruning for a year-3 harvest.
9 min
EdibleHow Deep to Plant Garlic (Exact Depth by Zone)
Plant garlic 2 inches deep with the pointed end up, 6 inches apart in rows 12 inches apart. Cold-zone growers (zones 3–5) should plant 4 inches deep. Full planting depth
8 min
EdibleHow to Grow Dragon Fruit at Home (Full Guide)
Learn how to grow dragon fruit at home from cuttings or seeds — covers variety choice, support posts, soil, hand pollination, and what to expect year by year.
11 min
EdibleHow to Grow Spinach (Cool-Weather Salad Crop Guide)
Grow tender spinach without bolting. Best soil, sowing depth, spacing, watering, and the cool-season timing that gives you weeks of cut-and-come-again leaves.
9 min
EdibleHow to Plant a Pineapple Top (Crown Rooting Guide)
Plant a pineapple top the right way — twist off the crown, strip lower leaves, dry 2–3 days, root in water or soil, and wait 18–24 months for fruit indoors.
9 min
EdibleHow to Plant Blueberry Bushes (For 30 Years of Berries)
Plant blueberry bushes the right way — acidic soil at pH 4.5–5.5, two cultivars for cross-pollination, proper depth, and mulch — for 20–30 years of heavy harvests.
9 min
EdibleHow to Propagate Basil from Cuttings (Roots in 7–10 Days)
Propagate basil from cuttings in water or soil and get rooted plants in 7–10 days. Take 10 cm (4 in) tip cuttings just below a node — basil practically roots itself.
8 min
EdibleDill Plant Care (From Seed to Harvest in 8 Weeks)
Dill bolts the moment heat hits. Here's the exact sowing timing, watering depth, pot size, and harvest cuts to get bushy fronds in 8 weeks — no bolting.
8 min
EdibleHow to Grow Sweet Potatoes in Containers (Full Guide)
Grow sweet potatoes in containers with the right pot size, soil mix, watering, and curing. Everything from slips to harvest in 90–120 days.
10 min
EdibleHow Deep to Plant Basil Seeds (Shallow Is the Rule)
Plant basil seeds just 6 mm (¼ in) deep — barely covered with soil. Basil needs light to germinate, so burying seeds deeper stalls or kills them. Full indoor and outdoor
7 min
EdibleHow Deep to Plant Tomatoes (Deeper Than You Think)
Plant tomatoes deeper than their nursery pot — bury 2/3 of the stem so adventitious roots form along it. Standard depth is 4–6 inches; use the trench method for leggy
9 min