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Okra: complete guide
Abelmoschus esculentus
Discover everything about growing okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in your garden. Learn about sun, soil, water, pruning, and more for a bountiful harvest.
AsteraceaeAcmella oleracea: complete guide
Acmella oleracea
Discover Jambu, an edible herb from South America with unique numbing sensations. Easy to grow in garden or container.
Korean-mint: complete guide
Agastache rugosa
Discover Agastache rugosa, an aromatic herb with purple flowers and lemon scent. Complete care guide for your kitchen garden.
St. John's onion: complete guide
Allium cornutum
St. John's onion - a remarkable perennial onion plant with continuous year-round harvest capability. Growing, harvesting, flavor and culinary uses.
Allium nutans: complete guide
Allium nutans
Allium nutans, blue chives. Siberian garden plant with striking unique blue flowers. Ideal for dry sites and edible landscaping projects.
Allium oschaninii: complete guide
Allium oschaninii
Discover Allium oschaninii, known as the French grey shallot. Cultivation, blooming and care tips for your kitchen gardens.
Elephant foot yam: complete guide
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
Elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) is a tropical plant with edible corms, enormous deeply lobed leaves, and a spectacular purple flower. Complete tropical growing guide.
Corkwood: complete guide
Annona glabra
Grow corkwood (Annona glabra) for tropical fruit. Pond-apple tree for wet gardens, edible fruit, soft tropical flesh.
Garden Orache: complete guide for edible and ornamental greens
Atriplex hortensis
Garden orache is a colourful leafy vegetable with striking red, yellow, or green foliage. Eat raw in salads or cooked as greens. Fast-growing in gardens or containers. Learn cultivation, harvest, and culinary uses via gardenworld.app.
Good King Henry: complete guide
Blitum bonus-henricus
Discover all about Good King Henry (Blitum bonus-henricus): from appearance and bloom to location, care, and hardiness. Create a beautiful garden.
Gandaria: complete guide
Bouea macrophylla Griff.
The Gandaria or Bouea macrophylla is a tropical fruit tree from Southeast Asia bearing oval fruits and elegant foliage. Learn cultivation tips and care requirements here.
German-sesame: complete guide
Camelina sativa
A detailed guide to growing Camelina sativa: ideal conditions, care tips, companion plants, and how to harvest seeds for oil. Perfect for low-maintenance gardens.
Shepherd's purse: complete guide
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) is an edible wildflower with distinctive heart-shaped pods. Learn about growing, harvesting, and medicinal uses.
Leafy goosefoot: complete guide
Chenopodium foliosum
Leafy goosefoot is a vegetable with red fruits. Learn everything about growing, care and harvest in this guide.
Tree spinach: complete guide
Chenopodium giganteum
Discover how to grow and care for Tree spinach: ideal conditions, watering, pruning, and companion plants. A tall, edible annual perfect for structure. Plan with gardenworld.app.
Cuban-spinach: complete guide
Claytonia perfoliata
Discover how to grow Cuban-spinach (Claytonia perfoliata): ideal conditions, watering, soil, and companion planting for UK and North American gardens.
Coccoloba uvifera: complete guide
Coccoloba uvifera
Coccoloba uvifera, also called Seagrape, is a tropical tree with large heart-shaped leaves and edible grape-like fruits. Learn how to grow this coastal tree at home.
Corchorus olitorius: complete guide
Corchorus olitorius
Discover Jew's-mallow, an African food plant with edible leaves and useful fiber. Grow in warm gardens and kitchen gardens.
West Indian gherkin: complete guide
Cucumis anguria
The West Indian gherkin (Cucumis anguria) is a climbing plant producing small spiky fruits ideal for warm gardens. Learn growing and harvesting techniques.
Figleaf gourd: complete guide
Cucurbita ficifolia
Growing figleaf gourd: cultivation tips for this tropical vine with fig-shaped leaves and striking dark fruits.
Diplotaxis catholica: complete guide
Diplotaxis catholica
Learn about Diplotaxis catholica, a nutritious vegetable-like plant. Growing, harvesting, taste and culinary uses for the front yard garden.
Rocketsalad: complete guide
Eruca vesicaria
Learn how to grow Rocketsalad (Eruca vesicaria) successfully in your garden. Ideal for herb beds and kitchen gardens with well-drained soil and full sun exposure.
Eugenia brasiliensis: complete guide
Eugenia brasiliensis
Grumichama or Brazil cherry tree growing guide. Learn how to cultivate this rare tropical fruit tree with edible dark cherries and decorative appeal.
Alpine strawberry: complete guide
Fragaria vesca
Grow alpine strawberries successfully. A low-growing wild ancestor of garden strawberries with exceptional flavor.