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freshly harvested purple and green beans in a basket

How to Grow Beans

freshly harvested carrots in the garden

How to Grow Carrots

basket of freshly harvested parsley

How to Grow Parsley

thyme herb growing in the garden

How to Grow Thyme

close up of basil plants in a pot

How to Grow Basil

purple chive blossoms

How to Grow Chives

close up of multicolored beets on a table

How to Grow Beets from Seed to Harvest

close up of garlic in a basket

How to Grow Garlic: Tips for Growing Great Garlic

Growing potatoes using trench and hill method involves digging trenches, planting seed potatoes, and hilling the potato plants as they grow. This is the traditional method of growing potatoes that farmers have used for centuries only scaled down for the backyard garden.

How to Grow Potatoes: Trench and Hill Method

Have you tried growing potatoes in your garden? Growing potatoes is fun and not that difficult! You can grow unique varieties not found in supermarkets.

8 Great Tips for Growing Potatoes

Monarda is a popular perennial plant used in bee and butterfly gardens. It is commonly known as Bee balm and its fragrant blossoms attract bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinating insects. Monarda also has a long history of medicinal uses by Native American tribes, American Eclectic physicians, the Shakers, and herbalist.

How to Grow, Harvest, and Preserve Bee Balm (Monarda)

close up of a NZ spinach plant in the garden

Growing New Zealand Spinach