Summer Savory: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Summer savory is a tasty herb that is a great addition to the garden and works great as a companion plant for your vegetables
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Marjoram: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Marjoram is a beautiful evergreen plant that is a great addition to your garden. It helps to attract bees, butterflies, and birds.
Apples: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Apple trees can be grown in even the smallest of backyards by keeping pruned down. Growing your own apples can be such a tasty reward and you will not regret it! There are many varieties of apples and they have different temperaments for your climate. The best zones to grow apple trees in are USDA Zones 4-8.
Aloe Vera: How to Grow in Your Indoor Succulent or Tropical Garden
Aloe Vera makes a beautiful addition to your indoor succulent or tropical garden! It can be planted outdoors if you live in zone 10 or above, otherwise Aloe Vera makes a great indoor plant for your windowsill.
Elderberries: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Elderberries grow on large shrubs. They produce beautiful white flowers in the spring followed by the dark berries in the summer. This large shrub is a terrific attractant to beneficial insects and hummingbirds as well!
Raspberries: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Raspberries come in various shades of red and gold. These berries are super juicy and are very flavorful! Raspberry bushes will continue to give fruit year after year, however, it takes 2 years for the plant to first produce berries. You can cut any canes that produce fruit at the base after the season is over since they won’t produce again.
Blueberries: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Blueberry bushes are a great addition to your garden! These bushes are easy to grow and care for and thrive in acidic soil. You may need to add an acidifier to the soil to help these bushes thrive in your garden. They will not produce fruit until it is a couple years old, but patience is a virtue! Enjoy these tasty berries!
Grapes: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Grapes are one of the most popular fruits to eat but are not commonly grown in many backyards. As beautiful and tasty as they are, grapes should definitely be grown more!
Thyme: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Thyme is an herb we grow a lot of. It grows into a beautiful perennial shrub that flowers and fills the air around it with a pleasant aroma.
Rhubarb: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Rhubarb is a perennial vegetable that is easy to grow in certain areas. It is best grown as a perennial in climate zones 6 and cooler, but can be grown in others as an annual in the cool season in warmer climates. The plant will die back after the first frost, but will come back in early spring. Rhubarb will thrive in a cool climate and can keep giving you a harvest for up to 20 years!