The Vegetable Patch
Radish, an all-season favorite
Radish is a root vegetable that is absolutely delicious. It is famous…
Physalis, a delicious edible berry
Physalis or Peruvian coqueret is a plant that offers cute, perfectly edible fruits.…
Growing butternut gourd
Butternut gourd, also called simply butternut, is one of the most popular…
Growing mushrooms on coffee grounds
Mushroom lovers, great news! For one, they are a good source of…
Fruit trees - growing, treating, pruning
Plant your own currants!
Tasty and vitamin-rich, currant is the chance to cook up delicious jelly.…
How to keep apples – from the harvest until many months later
One fruit has what it takes to keep for many a long…
Best practices to enhance fruit harvest
Why does a fruit tree's blooming already share much about the quality…
Medlar, a fruit tree to rediscover
The medlar is a fruit tree that has long been forgotten but…
Health benefits of garden plants
Hazelnut health benefits and therapeutic value
The hazelnut is the fruit that the hazel tree bears (Corylus avellana).…
Fig health benefits and therapeutic value
The fig is the fruit of the fig tree (Ficus carica), a…
Aniseed health benefits and therapeutic value
Green anise (Pimpinelle anisum) is an annual, sometimes biennial, herb plant that…
Red currant health benefits and therapeutic value
Red currant is a delicate fruit that also has many benefits that…
