Don’t let a little shade prevent you from growing organic edibles in your own backyard. Tall trees, tightly spaced buildings or shade from a fence can be discouraging to the potential gardene… ...

Cooking with fresh herbs not only helps you create flavorful and delicious meals, but it can also help you create healthier meals, too. Fresh herbs provide more nutrients than their dried counterparts ...

As you learn how to grow chives, you will realize they are simple and beneficial to have around. Whether you already have an existing herb garden and you want to add to it, or if you’re just starting ...

Find out if chives are perennial plants that are hardy in your area or if you'll need to plant this herb again in spring. Edward Gohlich Growing chives at home is easy, so you can always have a ...

Growing certain vegetables in part shade rather than full sun does have its merits, ... (chives, cilantro, lemon balm, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley), green onions/scallions, kale, leaf ...

Areas with at least three hours of sunlight can grow kale, lettuce, spinach, arugula, cilantro, chives, bok choy and onions grown for scallions. ... so they won't grow up to shade each other.

It's possible to grow a decent selection of vegetables and herbs in less-than-full-sun locations. (Lebanon Seaboard Corp./www.preen.com) One of the first pointers new veggie gardeners run into is ...

Chives are easy to grow from seed or seedlings. If you're starting from seeds, sprinkle them over the soil in spring, pat down lightly, and water well. Seedlings will pop up in about 10 to 20 days.

Other possibilities are peas, onions, asparagus and rhubarb, and herbs such as parsley, chives and cilantro. Cherry tomatoes are the most accommodating tomatoes for shade, but they may not fruit ...

Chives are easy to grow so you probably won’t need to do much of anything once they’re established in your garden. They do best in a full-sun site with loamy soil but can grow in part shade.