From Dirt to Water: Cloning a Tomato Plant
Tomato plants are among the easiest vegetables to clone in water and grow pest-free indoors any time of the year.
Basil to the Rescue
Basil, since it roots quickly and easily from cuttings, is the perfect plant to build an on-again, off-again gardener’s self-esteem. Not only is it attractive and pleasant to smell, but it is cheap to grow and rather hard to kill, especially when grown dirt-free.
Growing Quinoa in Water
Many people who are familiar with quinoa seeds as an ingredient in cereal or salads are unaware that this member of the goosefoot family has leaves that are also delicious and nutritious. If you are not a dirt gardener, this plant can be grown indoors in water.
Cucumbers in December
My experiment growing cucumbers indoors in water using simple low-tech methods.
Will the Real Cress Please Stand Up?
Garden Cress, Upland Cress, Winter Cress, Curly Cress, Yellow Rocket, Pepper Grass, which is the real watercress and how does it grow? Is it an annual or a biennial? Can it be grown hydroponically?
Papalo Came to My Rescue
Papalo is a heat-tolerant, easy-to-grow herb that can be used as a substitute for cilantro to season fresh food. Seeds are now available for purchase in the US, although it is often out of stock and some vendors still limit customers to one packet per seed order.
Why Don’t More People Eat Lambsquarters?
Like many other less well-known edible plants, lambsquarters is regarded by some as a noxious weed, but by others as a delicacy. I grow and consume the variety called Magenta Spreen hydroponically indoors and consider it an attractive plant as well as a tasty salad green.
