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Are Heirloom Vegetables Better Than Hybrids?

Walk into any farmers market and you’ll see a wide range of heirloom vegetables for sale, often for a heftier price than their hybrid cousins (especially when it comes to heirloom tomatoes). But are heirlooms really better than hybrids?

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How to Grow Herbs Indoors

Even if you live in an apartment or condo without any outdoor space, you can grow herbs indoors. The ideal setting for an indoor herb garden is the kitchen.

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How to Plant a Fall Garden

If you're new to gardening, you might not realize that the growing and harvesting season can extend into fall. Learn how you can stretch your growing season.

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Tomato Tales from Beginner Gardeners

At Bonnie Plants, we love to help folks learn to grow their own food. So, we thought it would be fun to track some beginner gardeners so others could benefit from their experiences. We asked four young Alabamians to let us help them grow their first tomatoes. All of them are in their 20s, just starting out, and busy with school, creating homes, and building careers....

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How to Grow Mexican Gherkins

Mexican gherkins look like tiny watermelons but taste like lime-infused cucumbers. Get expert tips for growing Mexican gherkins in your home vegetable garden.

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Save Money Growing Vegetables and Herbs

Save money growing vegetables and herbs at home. You'll make fewer trips to the grocery store, and your food will be fresher. Get started here.

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Growing Asparagus

Unlike most vegetables, asparagus plants are perennial, which means the same plants grow in your garden year after year. The spears that we enjoy as a vegetable are the new shoots that emerge in spring. The most important part of growing asparagus is to realize that it will take a couple of seasons before you taste the first bite of homegrown asparagus.

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Growing Squash

Get expert tips on growing squash in your home vegetable garden. Squash is great for autumn eats and will put your vegetable garden in the fall spirit.

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Growing Parsley

Try growing parsley in your garden, as it not only makes a lovely garnish, but also delicately seasons food and looks wonderful as edible landscaping.

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Guide to Indoor Vegetable Gardening

If you love homegrown vegetables and herbs, here’s something you should know: You can grow them year-round inside. With a little planning, the right tools, and a few helpful tips, you’ll soon be enjoying culinary creations from your own indoor vegetable garden—and your space will look lush and lovely, too.

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Growing Cilantro

Try growing cilantro for fresh flavor in everything from salsa to marinade. Cilantro prefers cool weather, so plant in spring or fall.

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Full Sun Vegetable Plant Garden Ideas

There’s nothing like harvesting fresh veggies straight from your backyard or balcony and creating a delicious dinner from ingredients you grew yourself. But many veggies need what the experts call “full sun” to grow their best. Do you know which of your favorites need it?

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Creative Ways to Design Your Garden

Designing a garden is fun with these 3 creative ways to plan. Visual, list-focused, or detailed—choose a style that suits your personality and garden goals.

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Mom's Purple Cabbage

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts

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Braised Brussels Sprouts

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Creamed Brussels Sprouts

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A Brussels Sprouts Recipe You'll Love (Really!)

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Fall in Love with Our Cabbage Program

Each year, Bonnie Plants donates over a million free cabbage plants to 3rd graders in 48 states. The students take the seedlings home, grow them, then submit a photo of themselves with their full-grown cabbage for a chance to receive a $1,000 scholarship.

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Planning Your Fall Garden

Transitioning the vegetable garden from spring to fall can seem like a daunting task, but while the heat is still on in many areas of the U.S., it is time to think about preparing a fall vegetable garden for cool-season vegetables.

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How to Can Your Harvest

Canning preserves summer’s garden-fresh flavors well beyond the harvest season. The result not only tastes great, but can also trim your grocery bill, especially when you grow the food yourself.

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Planting Cole Crops Step-by-Step

Spring is the perfect time for planting cole crops. Follow these four simple steps to create the foundation for a bountiful harvest.

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Rotating Vegetable Crops for Garden Success

Home vegetable gardens will benefit as much from rotating vegetable crops as big farms do. Learn what crop rotation means and how to make it work in your garden.