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Ideas for Organic Gardening
A hand-picked roundup of our organic gardening guides and ideas — from building healthy soil and composting to natural, low-toxicity pest control.
Grow Komatsuna (Japanese Mustard Spinach) for a Fast, Year-Round Harvest
Komatsuna, known botanically as Brassica rapa var. perviridis or B.r. var. komatsuna, is a remarkably versatile and hardy leafy green from the same family as…
The Ultimate Guide to Growing Okinawa Spinach
The plant is most correctly identified by its botanical names, Gynura crepioides or its synonym, Gynura bicolor. It belongs to the Asteraceae family (キク科 in…
How to Make an Organic Insecticide from Pineapple Scraps
The effectiveness of this pineapple insecticide is based on established biological principles, not anecdotal claims. This potent organic spray functions…
A Home Gardener’s Guide to Growing Chinese Mesona
The plant behind the traditional cooling dessert known as grass jelly, or xiancao (仙草), is Platostoma palustre. While it is still widely known by its former…
A Home Gardener’s Guide to Growing Fennel
Of all the vegetables you can grow, fennel may be the one with the most personality. With a wild heart