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Melissa Strauss

Melissa is a writer, hobby gardener, beekeeper and homemaker. She can be found working in her extensive pollinator garden, trolling the local nurseries for unique plant specimens, and tending to the many fruit-bearing plants on her property. Melissa hopes to inspire other gardeners to delve into the rich and fulfilling world of pollinator gardening.

Fall kitchen raised garden bed filled with rows of leafy lettuce, beets, carrots, arugula, onions, radishes, and parsley.

Edible

How to Start a Fall Kitchen Garden

A kitchen garden is a fun and rewarding way to grow your own fresh food within arm's reach of the kitchen. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to talk about starting a fall kitchen garden. You'll love the holidays even more, serving up the fruits of your labor.

Close-up of a young red kohlrabi plant growing in a greenhouse among September greenhouse crops.

Edible

13 September Greenhouse Crops: Beyond Leafy Greens

September is a good time to start your cool-weather greenhouse crops. Growing in the greenhouse means plenty of delicious vegetables throughout the winter months. Here are some crops you can start this month that go beyond the leafy greens that we know grow well in the winter.

Pomegranate tree with glossy green leaves, slender branching stems, and round reddish fruits, a fruit tree ideal to plant in September.

Fruits

11 Underrated Fruit Trees You Can Plant in September

With its still-warm soil and newly cooling air, September is a great time to plant fruit trees. We love the basics, but we think that there are some underrated fruits that are great for planting this time of year. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss for some of the most underrated fruit trees you can plant this September.