Chili peppers are a favorite crop with an interesting history and range of flavors. Here are some tips for growing and using them in your garden and home.
Grow these popular garden herbs and make the following herbal bath and body products for some healthy, refreshing you time.
Keney Park Sustainability Project founder Herb E Virgo tells us how initiatives like the organization's home garden kit projects are fostering a sense of self-sustainability.
Cold season is right around the corner (and starting early in some places), but you can strengthen your immune system with this stinging nettle herbal tonic.
Saving tomato seeds is cost-effective and preserves heirloom qualities from one harvest to the next. Here's how to do it.
Have seeds you'd like to keep—and keep viable—for a while? Follow these seed storage dos and don'ts to get the most out of your seeds.
Save money and give your plants the best with a rainwater collection system. Not sure where to start? Here are some tips for starting out.
Weeds and unwelcome plants are just a part of growing, but you can spot spray this natural, homemade herbicide to kill growth that threatens your garden.
It's not just you—mosquitoes are bad this year. But gardeners and farmers can help researchers better understand mosquito movements and protect public health.
Clay-heavy soil may be a pain in the garden, but playing around with natural clay has its charms. Here's how to harvest and wet process your own clay.
When you come across special, "found" saplings, you can park them in this tiny arboretum for the time being. Here's how to build and use a mini nursery.
Gardening may not be a fashion-forward event, but the right gear can definitely help you work longer. And specially designed yard shoes keep your feet moving all day long.
