Lorin Nielsen, Author at Epic Gardening

Jar of Epsom salt hanging in front of lush vegetable garden.

Why You Should Never Use Epsom Salt For Plants

Can you use Epsom salt for plants in a beneficial way? Horticultural expert Lorin Nielsen explores what it is, what gardeners claim it does, and whether it's actually viable for garden use at all.

A lovely air plant display, using multiple Tillandsia pieces with sturdy long leaves in shades of green and red

Houseplants

Air Plant Display: How to Mount Tillandsias

An air plant display can be much more than a piece of wire or a seashell. These epiphytes can become indoor gardening features with a couple of mounting steps. We'll show you how to mount air plants on wood as a wall display!

On the sunny balcony, various types of herbs and vegetables such as tomatoes, basil, lettuce, and others grow in hanging pots as lettuce companion plants

Companion Planting

The Best (and Worst) Lettuce Companion Plants

Finding the right lettuce companion plants can help your greens to thrive. Knowing which to avoid is important, too. In this guide, horticultural expert Lorin Nielsen shares her top tips to picking the right lettuce companion plants!

A close up showing how to harvest parsley, appearing to have a woman grabbing the plant by the leaves to harvest them

Harvesting

How To Harvest and Store Parsley

Whether you plan to dry it or use it fresh, knowing how to harvest parsley is necessary. The right storage techniques also mean you can enjoy your harvest for much longer. In this in-depth guide, horticultural expert Lorin Nielsen shows you how to do it without damage!

A shot of a terraced garden with wooden retaining walls that shows how to build raised bed on a slope

Raised Bed Gardening

Building a Raised Bed On A Slope: How To Do It Right

Building a raised bed on a slope is tricky, but it can be done. Horticultural expert Lorin Nielsen discusses retaining walls, raised beds, and DIY builds for sloped gardens!

Fruits

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for a Mulberry Tree

No matter the fruit color, the fruiting mulberry tree is an easy way to get sweet berries. Red mulberry trees come from America, but there are also white and black mulberries you can grow. Lorin Nielsen will guide you on how to grow them.

plant harvest rhubarb. Close-up of a woman's hand holding freshly picked rhubarb stalks in a sunny garden against the backdrop of the garden and blue sky. Rhubarb stalks boast vibrant, elongated stems of reddish-pink color. At the tips of these stems there are large, heart-shaped leaves of a dark green color with wavy edges, showing how to harvest rhubarb

Harvesting

How To Harvest Rhubarb Without Damage

If you don't know how to harvest rhubarb, you can cause damage easily. To avoid ruining your harvest this year and the next (if you're growing as a perennial), it's important to cut carefully. We share how to keep your rhubarb growing back year after year!

A close-up shot of a developing crop called kohlrabi

Vegetables

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Kohlrabi

Much of the United States is unfamiliar with growing kohlrabi. It may look quite alien, but it tastes very good when prepared in the kitchen. Lorin Nielsen explores this often-overlooked and delicious vegetable, as well as how to grow it at home.

Close-up of a growing Parsley in the garden. Parsley is a biennial herb characterized by dense clusters of vibrant green, deeply lobed leaves that grow in a tufted rosette. The leaves are divided into multiple leaflets that are finely serrated along the edges, giving them a delicate and frilly appearance.

Herbs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Parsley

Once you start growing parsley and taste it when it's fresh, you may find new reasons to use it. Petroselinum crispum is a biennial herb that can be grown in the garden and in pots for easy access. Lorin Nielsen will go through our growing guide helps you to get started.