Edible

Learn all about edible gardening to improve your health, save on groceries, and reconnect with nature. Our detailed guides show you how to grow food!

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Fruits

7 Reasons Your Lime Tree Isn’t Setting Fruit

When you plant a lime tree, you probably imagine harvesting tart and juicy fruits. Therefore, it’s frustrating when your tree remains fruitless. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn a few reasons why your tree may be lacking fruit and how to remedy the problem.

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Fruits

Why Your Lemon Tree is Dropping Flowers: 9 Causes and Cures

Lemon trees are must-have fruit trees! They’re great options for gardeners who want fresh lemons throughout the winter. Sometimes, lemon trees drop their blossoms instead of forming fruit. Join seasoned grower Jerad Bryant in curing these nine causes of premature blossom drop.

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Fruits

When and How to Harvest Lemons

If you've decided to plant a lemon tree and want information on growing a bountiful harvest, here's everything you need to know about picking the delicious fruits. Join Florida gardener Melissa Strauss to talk about this tart and tangy citrus that makes a wonderful addition to the landscape and a great patio tree.

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Fruits

9 Citrus Tree Pests to Watch For This Season

Citrus trees offer delicious fruit, bright winter foliage, and perfume-like aromatic flowers. As fun as they are to grow, they have a few pesky predators to look out for. In this article, gardening expert Matt Dursum covers the most common citrus tree pests that could harm your citrus trees this season.

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Edible

6 Best Mushroom Growing Kits for Home Growers

Expand your garden into the fungal realm with mushroom grow kits that produce right on your counter or in your closet. Join garden expert and mycology enthusiast Logan Hailey to learn the best mushroom grow kits for home gardeners.

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Fruits

Don’t Make These 7 Citrus Tree-Growing Mistakes

Whether growing outside in a warm, frost-free climate or nurtured indoors in colder growing zones, citrus trees reward us with their bright fruits, especially sweet in winter. Explore how to best support thriving citrus trees by avoiding common mistakes with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

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Herbs

9 Ways to Keep Your Herbs Alive All Winter

Fresh and dried herbs are soothing throughout winter in savory cuisine, warming teas, emollient salves, and refreshing home fragrances. To protect our favorites and perpetuate all the benefits they bring, extra winter care may be in order. Explore how to best overwinter herbs with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

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Edible

How to Grow Mushrooms in Buckets and Containers

You don’t need a giant forest or a big backyard to grow mushrooms. They can thrive right on your countertop or patio! Mycology enthusiast and mushroom expert Logan Hailey explains nine simple steps to growing mushrooms in containers or buckets.

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Fruits

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Quince Trees

With their charming white blossoms and fabulously fragrant fruits, quince trees are a wonderful but sometimes underappreciated addition to the garden. Learn how to grow and care for these overlooked orchard fruits with biologist and gardener Lindsay Miller.

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Fruits

12 Grape Varieties With Beautiful Fall Color

Grapevines gift the grower with flavorful bunches for fresh eating, juices, jams, and winemaking. Their handsome foliage offers shade on trellises and arbors. And a lesser-celebrated feature is their brilliant fall color. Add top-performing, glowing grapevines to your home vineyard with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.