How To Grow

Iberis umbellata is an annual plant originating in Spain. It is a distant relative of the cabbage. Latin Iberis umbellata Family: Brassicaceae Difficulty Easy Season & Zone Exposure: Full sun – some afternoon shade is appreciated Zone: 1-10 Timing Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost date, around early to mid-February on the coast. Or direct sow outdoors from your last date, every two weeks into July for a continuous bloom period. Seeds should germinate in 10-20 days. Ideal soil temperature for germination: 21-30°C (70-85°F). Starting If starting indoors, use peat or coir pots and bottom heat. Only cover seed...

Learn how to grow Chrysanthemums from seed. Perennial plants that regularly undergo name changes, and may be listed as Chrysanthemum, Leucanthemum, Pyrethrum, or Tanacetum. Latin Shasta daisy: Leucanthemum x superbum & Painted daisy: Chrysanthemum coccineum Family: Asteraceae Difficulty Easy Season & Zone Exposure: Full sun Zone: 4-9 Timing Start indoors mid-February to mid-April, and transplant or direct sow starting around mid-May. They can also be direct sown in mid-September to October. Starting Sow seeds on the surface of a sterilized starting soil. Provide bright light and use bottom heat to keep soil at 18-21°C (65-70°F). Seeds will germinate in 10-14...

All bush and pole beans are high in starch, protein, dietary fibre, and a host of minerals such as potassium, iron, selenium, and molybdenum. Green beans, whether grown on a bush or a vine, are very high in vitamin C and calcium. when reconstituted and cooked, dry beans are very high in starch, protein, and dietary fibre.  Follow along with this handy How to Grow Bush Beans Guide and some of your family’s favourite food! Latin Phaseolus Vulgaris Family: Fabaceae Difficulty Easy Season & Zone Season: Warm season Exposure: Full-sun Zone: 3 and warmer Timing Direct sow from mid-May to the beginning...

These cool-season vegetables are incredibly easy to grow and very tasty. The leaves can be used raw in salads, but the whole plant can be steamed or stir-fried. Both types require regular watering and a watchful grower – plant repeated short rows, and be sure to harvest them before they bolt.  Follow along with this handy How to Grow Pac Choi and Choi sum Guide and grow delicious greens for stir-frying and steaming. Latin Brassica rapa chinensis Family: Brassicaceae Difficulty Easy We Recommend: Mei Qing Choi (MU553). For growers particularly, this hybrid variety is surprisingly uniform in timing and growth. The plants...

Known in antiquity as “catswort.” Bees seem to prefer its flowers over most others, but a common plant pest in gardens, the flea beetle, is deterred by it. The universal appeal of this species to cats is underscored by the fact that the herb’s common name in every Western language contains some variation of the word “cat.” Follow along with this handy How to Grow Catnip from seeds guide and give your cats some fun! Latin Nepeta cataria Family: Lamiaceae Difficulty Easy Season & Zone Season: Warm season Exposure: Full sun Zone: 4 Timing Sow seeds indoors in February and March, and transplant...