Homegrown chives fresh from your herb garden can be cooked into meals and sprinkled over prepared dishes for added flavor. To encourage new growth, chives can be harvested multiple times over the growing season by cutting them way down. Once your chives are cut back, you can use the removed portions

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, sometimes known commonly as flaming Katie, is a widely available blooming potted plant that can be grown outdoors or kept indoors year-round as a houseplant. This plant is prized for a profusion of bright flowers and wide, waxy leaves. It may be cause for alarm if Kalanchoe

Watermelon is the ultimate summer fruit: sweet, juicy and an ideal picnic or barbecue side dish. Whether you prefer the seeded or seedless variety, it is a relatively easy fruit to grow in a home garden. It needs long, hot days to ripen to perfection, but a watermelon can thrive nearly anywhere in t

A mature lemon tree will produce fruit nearly constantly, peaking in the autumn, and can provide you with up to 1,500 lemons a year. Most lemon trees bought for a home garden spend their young lives in pots with a soilless medium. When you get your tree home, scrape away the outer few inches of the

The southeastern U.S. supports great tracts of deciduous forest, from the rich mixed hardwoods of the southern Appalachians to big blackwater swamps of bald-cypress and water tupelo. But evergreens are also an important ecological presence in the Southeast, whether scattered in deciduous-dominated f

Some fruit trees are described as self-fertile. Learn why this is important for the success of your crop.

Squash plants are usually easy to grow and reward the gardener with a fruit that is ready to pick shortly after pollination. Healthy squash plants require fertile, well-drained soil, full sun and sufficient moisture. If the leaves on your squash plants turn yellow this is an indication that somethi

Plum trees are native to northern Asia, Europe, North America and Africa's northwest coast. Plums belong to the Rosaceae family, which includes apples, peaches, cherries, roses and apricots (with which they have been hybridized).

Growing a tomato yield worthy of bragging rights is a matter of mastering the basics. The leaves of the tomato plant should not be watered. This means that a long rainy season or a regular sprinkler system will do more harm than good. Combating these challenges means using a proper irrigation system

Little Gem is a dwarf variety of Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora "Little Gem") that grows 30 to 35 feet tall and 8 to 10 feet wide. The erect, yet compact form of the plant gives it the appearance of a multistemmed shrub instead of a tree. Little Gem produces 5- to 6-inch-wide white flowers

The weeping willow is a member of the Salicaceae family that is capable of maturing to a height of 45 to 70 feet with an equal width. These trees grow in USDA Hardiness zones 2 through 9, and they enjoy being planted where they can receive full sunlight. These plants should not be planted in small r

Almost any type of plant can be grown in a pot as well as in the ground and cherry trees are no exception. When placed in a pot, the roots of the cherry tree are restricted, keeping the tree a manageable size. Growing a cherry tree in a pot is a good option for locations with poor soil quality. One

Ordinary cow's milk is a common organic spray for all types of plants, including apple trees. It is widely used to help control powdery mildew -- an unsightly and damaging disease. In fact, a mixture of milk and water is reported to reduce this disease by a whopping 90 percent, according to Discover

One of the trickiest parts of making a small house appear larger lies in their often-limited storage space. Creating the appearance of large open rooms usually requires a serious de-cluttering of the household. Consider purchasing sizable entertainment units, storage cabinets and bookshelves if you

One of the most widespread growths on roofs is moss. Moss typically grows on roofs in moist areas. The growth appears as dark lines that quickly spread. Moss doesn't do any harm to asphalt-made roofs, but it can make a house look dirty and unappealing. With a few household and garden items, exter

Bamboo is a versatile plant that may be grown indoors in containers such as jars. When started in a jar, the bamboo plant's extensive root system and its green stalk are visible, serving as a decorative element. Planting bamboo in a jar is a project that adults and children may accomplish. Once you

Gardenias (Gardenia spp.) are hard plants to start from seed, but if you prepare the seed and germinate the seed under the right conditions, you can grow your own gardenia seedlings. Plants grown from seed can take two to three years to flower. You can increase the survival rate of the seedling by a

Problem soils cause a decline in potted plants. Diseases or fungus living in the soil infest plants. Some soil fungus doesn't affect the plant directly, but instead robs nutrients and moisture from the soil. Sterilizing soil with heat kills any disease-causing organisms before planting. If problems

Obedient plants, or false dragonheads, are members of the mint family and, like mint, have a tendency to escape their boundaries. These plants grow easily, though, in a variety of settings and can make excellent additions in the perennial garden if controlled. Do not plant them next to fields and na