Getting a garden started can be surprisingly difficult, and that includes choosing the plants you want to grow. If you want ...

Explore the stages of growing cucumbers from seed to fruit with our visual guide. After you plant the cucumber seeds, the ...

Some vegetable gardens still have fruits to harvest prior to frost. The fruit of all plants is the part that has seed. It ...

While tomatoes left to ripen on the vine have the best flavor, pinkish tomatoes can be harvested and ripened indoors at room ...

To summer tomatoes, and cucumbers, too; plump eggplants and peppers, we bid you adieu. It has been a warm fall, but October ...

Fig leaves make a delicious tea-like beverage. Harvest them at the end of the season, just before they turn yellow. Rinse, ...

And if you’re growing untreated, chemical-free nasturtiums, pansies, violets, roses or borage, elevate your beverages with ...

Mulch and watering are key to preparing veggie plants for frost. Use temporary protection, such as row covers, or permanent ones like cold frames. Cold-sensitive crops like tomatoes need protection at ...

My beets were slow to grow this year, so I bought a bunch at the farmers market. I was taken aback when the seller chopped off the vegetable’s foliage and attempted to discard it after handing me a sa ...

It’s September, and I still haven’t harvested a single red tomato. The beets are still grape-size and, so far, my four plants have produced only two zucchini. But the green beans? They’re suddenly ...

Cucumbers are a popular and versatile warm-season vegetable, thriving best in gardens with plenty of sunlight, water, and space to spread their vines. While companion planting can boost growth and ...