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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 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.
American cress: complete guide
Barbarea verna
Grow American cress (Barbarea verna) in your garden: a hardy, edible herb that thrives from February. Learn ideal soil, light, and watering needs for strong spring harvests.
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.
Breadbutter: complete guide
Borago officinalis
Learn how to grow Breadcrumb (Borago officinalis) in your garden: ideal light, soil pH, bloom time and care tips for UK and US climates.
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.
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.
Coccinia grandis: complete guide
Coccinia grandis
Everything about Coccinia grandis (ivy gourd): cultivation, care, harvesting and properties for warm 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.
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.
Eutrema japonicum (Wasabi): complete guide
Eutrema japonicum (Miq.) Koidz.
Discover true wasabi, the Japanese horseradish with intriguing pungent flavour. Growing info, care tips and home cultivation advice.
Chameleon Plant: complete guide
Houttuynia cordata
Houttuynia cordata (Chameleon Plant) is a colorful, edible moisture-loving plant. Perfect for water edges, kitchen gardens and medicinal applications.
Indian Lettuce: complete guide
Lactuca indica
Lactuca indica is a versatile wild lettuce from Asia with yellow flowers and interesting leaf structure. Grows in shade and partial light.
White dead-nettle (Lamium album): complete guide
Lamium album
Discover White dead-nettle: cultivation, care and garden uses. A nutritious herb for partial shade and valuable bee plant on gardenworld.app.