Growing Guides

Welcome to our "Growing Guides," where we provide tips and advice on how to cultivate and use medicinal herbs, veggies, and flowers in your own home or garden.

Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a beginner, we'll provide you with the tools you need to grow a bountiful garden full of nutritious and healing plants. Our growing guides incorporate organic, permaculture, and biodynamic principles for a regenerative approach to gardening.

Explore our growing guides by using the search feature (top left) to jump to specific plants or resources.

Growing Guides

Jiaogulan (Gynostemma Pentaphyllum): How to Grow, Care for, and Use Immortality Herb

Jiaogulan (Gynostemma Pentaphyllum): How to Gro...

Jiaogulan, also known as Gynostemma Pentaphyllum, is a herbaceous vine native to the southern regions of China. This versatile plant is often referred to as the "immortality herb" due to...

Jiaogulan (Gynostemma Pentaphyllum): How to Gro...

Jiaogulan, also known as Gynostemma Pentaphyllum, is a herbaceous vine native to the southern regions of China. This versatile plant is often referred to as the "immortality herb" due to...

Comfrey: How to Grow, Care for, and Use this Versatile Power Plant

Comfrey: How to Grow, Care for, and Use this Ve...

Comfrey is a valuable and versatile herb that has been used for centuries for its medicinal properties and as a nutrient-rich soil amendment. Its deep-reaching roots make it a valuable...

Comfrey: How to Grow, Care for, and Use this Ve...

Comfrey is a valuable and versatile herb that has been used for centuries for its medicinal properties and as a nutrient-rich soil amendment. Its deep-reaching roots make it a valuable...

Perennial Purple Tree Collards: How to Grow and Care for these Perennial Brassicas

Perennial Purple Tree Collards: How to Grow and...

Perennial Purple Tree Collards are a stunning and nutritious addition to any garden. These tall, leafy plants produce large, purple-tinged leaves that are packed with vitamins and minerals. Unlike traditional...

Perennial Purple Tree Collards: How to Grow and...

Perennial Purple Tree Collards are a stunning and nutritious addition to any garden. These tall, leafy plants produce large, purple-tinged leaves that are packed with vitamins and minerals. Unlike traditional...

Borage: How to Grow, Care for, and Use this Pollinator's Delight

Borage: How to Grow, Care for, and Use this Pol...

Borage, also known as starflower, is a versatile herb that can be used in multiple ways in your garden and kitchen.  Borage has a mild cucumber-like flavor. It's leaves and flowers...

Borage: How to Grow, Care for, and Use this Pol...

Borage, also known as starflower, is a versatile herb that can be used in multiple ways in your garden and kitchen.  Borage has a mild cucumber-like flavor. It's leaves and flowers...

Chocolate Mint: How to Grow, Care for, and Enjoy this Delicious Mint

Chocolate Mint: How to Grow, Care for, and Enjo...

Growing and caring for chocolate mint is a great way to add fresh, fragrant herbs to your garden. Chocolate mint is a deliciously aromatic plant that can be used in...

Chocolate Mint: How to Grow, Care for, and Enjo...

Growing and caring for chocolate mint is a great way to add fresh, fragrant herbs to your garden. Chocolate mint is a deliciously aromatic plant that can be used in...

Calendula: How to Grow, Care For, and Use this Flowering Herb

Calendula: How to Grow, Care For, and Use this ...

These bright and sunny flowers are one of our favorites to grow. Frost tolerant, self-seeding, and always bringing cheer to the garden, Calendula officinalis is a robust bloomer. It loves...

Calendula: How to Grow, Care For, and Use this ...

These bright and sunny flowers are one of our favorites to grow. Frost tolerant, self-seeding, and always bringing cheer to the garden, Calendula officinalis is a robust bloomer. It loves...

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