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 Oregano (Mediterranean Pizza Herb)
Grow pungent Greek oregano at home for pizza, pasta and roasts. Full guide to sun, soil, watering, harvesting and drying — plus how to keep flavour strong.
8 min
EdibleHow to Propagate Garlic (Cloves and Bulbils Explained)
Learn how to propagate garlic from individual cloves or hardneck bulbils. Plant cloves 5 cm (2 in) deep, pointed end up, 4–6 weeks before ground freeze.
9 min
EdibleHow Far Apart to Plant Apple Trees (By Rootstock)
Apple tree spacing depends entirely on rootstock — dwarf 8–10 ft, semi-dwarf 12–18 ft, standard 25–35 ft. Plus pollination distance, row spacing, and home-yard fixes.
9 min
EdibleHow to Grow Arugula Indoors (Cut-and-Come-Again Guide)
Grow peppery arugula indoors year-round. Best tray size, sowing, light, watering, succession planting every 2–3 weeks, and cut-and-come-again harvest tips.
9 min
EdibleHow to Grow Bok Choy at Home (Step-by-Step Guide)
Learn how to grow bok choy at home in containers or ground beds. Best planting times, soil, watering, pest control, and the bolting mistake most beginners make.
10 min
EdibleHow to Grow Mint (Without It Taking Over the Yard)
Mint will swallow a garden in two seasons. Here's how to grow peppermint or spearmint in pots, harvest non-stop, and keep its runners from invading every bed.
8 min
EdibleHow to Grow Wheatgrass Indoors (Harvest in 7 Days)
Grow wheatgrass indoors from hard winter wheat berries — exact soak, sprout, tray, blackout, and harvest steps. Includes mold prevention and juicing guidance.
9 min
EdibleHow to Plant Creeping Thyme Seeds (Living Lawn Alternative)
Step-by-step guide to plant creeping thyme seeds for a fragrant walkable lawn — soil prep, sowing depth, watering, and bloom timing for Thymus serpyllum.
8 min
EdibleHow to Plant Sweet Potato Slips (From Slip to Harvest)
Sweet potatoes grow from rooted slips, not seeds or tubers. Here's exactly how to plant slips — soil temp, depth, spacing, watering, and harvest in 90 to 120 days.
8 min
EdibleBest Conditions for Ginger to Grow (Warmth, Light, Soil)
Ginger needs warm 21-29°C (70-85°F) days, 50-60%+ humidity, partial shade, and loose loamy soil at pH 5.5-6.5. Here's the full conditions checklist.
9 min
EdibleHow to Cut Basil from a Plant (Harvest Properly)
Cut basil above a leaf node, never at the base, to keep plants bushy for months. Exact pinching steps, flower removal, and cooking-volume harvest tips.
7 min
EdibleHow to Grow Strawberries from Seed (For Patient Gardeners)
Grow strawberries from seed: cold stratify 4 weeks, surface-sow on fine mix, raise seedlings under a grow light, harvest year-1 berries from alpine varieties.
11 min