If you're looking for something to add zest to your garden as well as your meal, you cannot go wrong with edible flowers. You might even be growing some of these flowers already and had no idea they were edible! This is a huge list of my favorite plants that bloom their heads off and add beauty and flavor to drinks, desserts, and other dishes.| Garden Betty
The secret to getting flowers all summer long is knowing when (and how) to prune your plants. Deadheading your annuals and perennials not only keeps them healthy and beautiful, it can encourage continuous blooms or a flush of new flowers later in the season.| Garden Betty
The secret to growing big bushy basil is to regularly trim and use it! Come learn how to prune and harvest basil to encourage larger, healthy plants - so you can enjoy homegrown basil all summer long. Step-by-step photos included. The post How to Prune and Harvest Basil for More Productive Plants (With Photos) appeared first on Homestead and Chill.| Homestead and Chill
Learn how to make calendula oil with our easy step-by-step guide. All you need is a carrier oil, dry calendula flowers, and a little time! Then you can use homemade calendula oil on it's own to soothe skin issues, as an ingredient in DIY skincare products like soap, salve, lotion and more. The post How to Make Calendula Oil (Easy Calendula Infused Oil Recipe) appeared first on Homestead and Chill.| Homestead and Chill
Learn when, why, and how to deadhead flowers to extend the blooming season and grow larger, healthier plants! Tips for annuals and perennials.| Homestead and Chill
You're not the only one wilting in triple-digit temps—your plants are too. Many warm-weather crops like tomatoes and cucumbers can't take the heat like we think they can, which makes it tough to grow anything in summer. But you don't have to shut down your vegetable garden altogether—you just have to grow the right kind of plants that truly thrive in high temps. Here's what works in hot climates like Texas, Arizona, and other parts of the southwest.| Garden Betty
Learn how to press flowers four ways: in a book, wooden press, microwave, or using an iron - with pros, cons, and the best flowers to use.| Homestead and Chill
Come learn how to grow garlic in any zone, including when and how to plant garlic cloves, tips for soil prep, containers, mulch, and more!| Homestead and Chill