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How to Grow Cold Hardy Rosemary in Gardens

Rosemary (Salvia Rosmarinus) is an evergreen perennial herb native to Mediterranean lands. However, agronomists have developed cold hardy rosemary varieties suitable to grow in colder areas. Rosemary including cold hardy rosemary belongs to Lamiaceae (mint) family. Many other herbs also constitute this family. In fact, the name “rosemary” is derived from ” ros marinus”, a […]

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How to Grow Asparagus Fern in Garden Spaces

The genus Asparagus has several plants. Commonly known as Asparagus fern, these plants are categorized into different varieties. Some of them are Asparagus aethiopicus, Asparagus plumosus, Asparagus virgatus, Asparagus densiflorus and Asparagus setaceus This article focuses on Asparagus fern plants, their history, propagation, caring, varieties, and uses. In spite of its attractive name, Asparagus fern […]

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How to Grow Asiatic Jasmine

Asiatic Jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum) is a plant species in the Apocynaceae family. This plant is indigenous to the Asian continent, particularly Japan and Korea. It also has various names including Asian jasmine, dwarf jasmine, and minima jasmine. This article focuses on Asiatic jasmine its characteristics, propagation, caring, varieties and uses. Generally, gardeners grow these plants […]

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How to Grow Spearmint Plant in Gardens

Spearmint plant, also known as Mentha spicata is indigenous to Europe and South Asian temperate lands. It is known in many names including mackerel mint, common mint, lamb mint, and garden mint. In modern times, spearmint plants have naturalized themselves in most temperate regions on the earth. For instance, they grow prolifically in temperate lands […]

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How to Grow Purslane Plant (Portulaca Oleracea) in Gardens

The common names of the Purslane plant (Portulaca oleracea) in the modern world include common purslane, duckweed, parsley, and little hogweed. In fact, it has more than a thousand names in various languages around the world. Throughout human history, these plants have a close association with human culture. Humans have been consuming these plants for […]

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How to Grow Perennial Kale in Garden

Perennial kale is an easy to grow, hardy, tasty, productive, cruciferous vegetable. The common species (Brassica oleracea) includes various food cultivars including cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, and kale. This article focuses on perennial kale, its characteristics, and its popular varieties. In general, the Brassica oleracea species plants are Indigenous to western and coastal southern Europe. In […]

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How to Grow Mortgage Lifter Tomatoes

Willam Estler, a gardener from Barboursville developed tomato cultivars called mortgage lifter tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum). He registered this name legally in 1932. He paid off his gathered debts within a few years by selling this product. Finally, he died in Oct’2012. This article focuses on growing mortgage lifter tomatoes, maintaining, harvesting, and uses. There is […]

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Growing Tomatillos in Gardens

Growing tomatillos is a joy and has various benefits. In Spanish, “Tomatillo” means “little tomato”. However, they both are not the same. Tomatillos have various names around the world including Mexican husk tomato, Mexican groundcherry, and large-flowered tomatillo. This article focuses on growing tomatillos, their varieties, propagation, pollination, harvesting, storing, and uses. The nightshade (Solanaceae) […]

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Growing Stinging Nettle in the Gardens

Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) also has many other names including common nettle, burn weed, burn nettle, and burn hazel. This is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to Urticaceae (flowering plant) family. Normally, gardeners prefer growing stinging nettle for its Culinary usage. This article focuses on growing stinging nettle in gardens, its propagation, harvest, and uses. […]

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Growing Cumin in Garden

Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) also has other names such as Geerah and seeragam. It belongs to Apiaceae (flowering plant) family. Cumin is native to the lands from the middle east to India, including some parts of western China. Growing cumin is common in these regions. This article focuses on growing cumin in gardens, caring, its characteristics, […]

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