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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 Far Apart to Plant Carrots (Spacing Guide for Big Roots)
How far apart to plant carrots: thin to 5 cm (2 in) between plants and 30 cm (12 in) between rows. Exact spacing, soil depth, and thinning steps for long, straight roots.
8 min
EdibleHow Far Apart to Plant Jalapeños (Spacing Guide for Big Yields)
Plant jalapeños 45 cm (18 in) apart with 60-75 cm (24–30 in) between rows for the biggest yield. Full spacing guide for in-ground beds, raised beds, and 20L containers.
8 min
EdibleHow Long Does a Strawberry Plant Take to Produce Fruit?
Bare-root strawberry plants flower in 2-4 weeks and ripen first berries in 4-6 more. June-bearing peaks year 2; everbearing and day-neutral fruit year 1. Full timeline.
8 min
EdibleHow to Plant Garlic Cloves (Step-by-Step Fall & Spring Guide)
Learn how to plant garlic cloves the right way — fall is best, spring works too. Exact depth, spacing, mulch, and harvest timing for hardneck and softneck garlic.
8 min
EdibleHow to Plant Potatoes in a Bucket (5-Gallon Step-by-Step Guide)
Plant 3 chitted seed potatoes in a 5-gallon bucket with drainage, mound the soil as they grow, and harvest 1–2 kg of fresh potatoes in 90–100 days.
8 min
EdibleHow to Plant Onions That Have Sprouted (Step-by-Step Guide)
Yes, you can plant a sprouted onion. Here's exactly how to grow it into fresh green onions or a new bulb in 4 weeks — soil, light, watering, and harvest tips.
7 min
EdibleHow to Plant Sprouted Potatoes (Turn Kitchen Spuds Into a Crop)
Sprouted potatoes from your kitchen can grow a real crop. Here's exactly how to plant chitted seed potatoes — depth, spacing, hilling, watering, and harvest in 90 days.
8 min
EdibleHow to Take Care of a Rosemary Plant (Without Killing It)
Rosemary dies from love, not neglect. Here's the exact light, watering, soil, and pruning routine that keeps a rosemary plant green, woody, and bushy for years.
8 min