Gardening

The standard way of drying herbs would be with a dehydrator but most of us don't have one just sitting around. They can be a little price as well.

Growing potatoes in plastic containers.

What is hugelkultur, anyway? When I first heard the word, I thought it must be a new kind of yogurt, but, no—it’s a type of raised garden bed! Hügelkultur can be translated as “mound culture”—in which plants or crops are grown on raised beds with a mounde...

Grow potatoes in containers! Easily grow potatoes with limited space!

We've all seen them - and we've even ROASTED some. The "viral hacks" about regrowing common plants from kitchen scraps.

TikTok has some of the wildest gardening videos.

If being a home cook in the age of the Internet has taught us anything, it’s that kitchens can hide revolting revelations, such as bugs tucked away in a semi-hidden part of our Instant Pots or in our coffee.

The fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica, a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae. Native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, it has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world, both for it...

6 quick growing crops to plant in August so that as your summer veggies are finishing up, you’ll have a fresh new round of veggies round to pick in the late summer/early fall!

If you're a gardener who loves sweet, floral-scented blossoms, then you simply must plant Tuberose!

Growing chamomile is inherently peaceful. It smells amazing, grows like a weed, and makes a calming, delicious tea. Learn how to grow chamomile the epic way, including a tea recipe (it's simple).

HUGE harvest of delicious potatoes from the backyard garden at the Epic Homestead. This is a FULL seed to harvest to KITCHEN video.

The calcium from eggshells is also welcome in garden soil, where it moderates soil acidity while providing nutrients for plants. Eggshells contain such an abundance of calcium that they can be used almost like lime, though you would need a lot of eggshell...

Do you have cats in the garden? Are you dealing with blossom end rot? Maybe you want to use pine needles as mulch? Or how about eggshells in the garden?

We've grown our fair share of plants here at Epic Gardening...and not all of them are worth the effort! The crew gets together to share 3 crops each they feel are NOT worth the time.

Many times, the best hack is simply following best gardening practices. Hacks should either same time, money, or both - and many of these don't, although some actually DO work.