Zesty arugula is a cool-weather annual with edible leaves. Growing arugula is possible twice a year, and this fast-growing plant produces leaves for salads or sautés.
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Whether you're growing basil in a container or traditional vegetable garden row, you'll enjoy having this flavorful herb on hand. Harvest all of your basil before a frost and use it for a variety of recipes.
Bee balm blossoms attract hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies and add color to your herb garden or vegetable garden. The tall, upright bee balm stems are topped with vibrant flowers that keep helpful pollinators in your garden.
Catnip plants are not only a treat for cats, but they can also attract cats to your garden to help control rodents. Catnip is a low perennial, and you can grow it in a bed or container.
Onion or garlic chives are a popular herb garden staple. If you're growing chives, you can plant them in the ground or in a pot - even a small one.
Grow cilantro plants in an herb bed or the corner of a vegetable garden where they have their own space to reseed. Cilantro plants produce flavorful leaves and coriander seeds.
Sage plants take the form of low shrubs with soft, textured leaves. Although hardy perennials in the North, sage plants do not tolerate heat and humidity well and are annuals in warmer regions.
Growing culantro is a lot like growing lettuce. Similar to cilantro in aroma, culantro plants are used in Caribbean, Latin American and Asian cuisine.
Fernleaf dill is more compact than typical dill plants, and will brighten your garden with its yellow-green flowers. Dill plants do best in mild weather in a spot where they can easily reseed.
Lavender plants are shrubby perennials often grown for their color and fragrance. You may also choose to grow heat- and drought-resistant lavender plants as a landscaping element.
Learn how to grow any vegetable or herb. Illustrated instructions walk you through planting, care, harvest, storage, and troubleshooting for each Bonnie vegetable and herb.