Fruits

Growing fruits is one of the most satisfying harvests you'll ever have. Learn how to maximize production of your fruit gardens for sweet success!

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Fruits

7 Ideas for Growing Melons on a Trellis

If you want to grow melons and preserve precious growing space while improving airflow among vines, growing melons on a trellis has its advantages. Vertical growth also adds vertical interest and lets us grow in small spaces. Explore how to grow melons on resourceful trellises with garden expert Katherine Rowe.

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7 Strawberry Varieties With Charming Pink Flowers

Is there anything sweeter than a homegrown summer strawberry? Maybe one picked from a plant brimming with pink blooms. Gardener Katherine Rowe explores pink-flowering strawberry varieties to delight the hanging basket or container this season.

An overhead shot of ripe and red colored fruits of the albion strawberries

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for ‘Albion’ Strawberries

If you’re looking for the sweetest strawberry to grow in your garden this year, look no further than 'Albion' strawberries. These day-neutral plants are easy to grow and produce tons of delicious fruit. In this article, horticulture expert Matt Dursum shows you how to plant, grow, and care for these high-yielding berries.

A close-up shot of ripe red berries that showcases bigger sweeter strawberries

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9 Tips for Bigger, Sweeter Homegrown Strawberries

Strawberries are delicious, nutritious, and easy to grow! They sprout off perennial rosettes that need some care to perform their best. Follow these nine tips from seasoned grower Jerad Bryant and you’ll have bigger, sweeter homegrown strawberries in no time.

ripe Rubus fruticosus x idaeus hanging from thorny green stems

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Tayberries

Are you looking for seriously delicious berries to grow this year? If so, try planting tayberries for their bountiful harvests and easy-to-maintain nature. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum covers how to plant, grow, and care for tayberries.

Slices and halves of various ripe melon varieties reveal smooth flesh in shades of green, yellow, and pink, contrasting with thin bright yellow and thick dark green skins on a wooden table.

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9 Sweet and Flavorful Melon Varieties to Grow in the Home Garden

With spring’s warming temperatures comes the melon-growing season and the sweet aroma and flavor unmatched in homegrown varieties. Sowing seeds now, we can enjoy them after a long growing season at peak ripeness—sugary, juicy, and refreshing. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in growing the sweetest, most flavorful melon varieties this season.

Round melons with textured rinds, ribbed skin, and juicy orange flesh sit on a wooden table in the garden, their seeds gathered in the center to sow melon seeds.

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9 Melon Seeds to Sow Now

With the warming, sun-filled days of spring, we look toward starting our heat-loving crops. It’s time to envision robust summer melons as we start seeds now. Whether direct sowing, starting indoors, or using protective row covers, sowing melon seeds now gives the long-developing fruits ample time to reach peak perfection. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores favorite melon seeds to sow now for the juicy taste of summer.

Glossy, deep red delicious cherry variety hang in a tight cluster from a slender stem, nestled among vibrant green, serrated leaves with a slightly waxy texture.

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9 Most Delicious Cherry Varieties to Grow for Fresh Eating

It’s cherry blossom season across the globe, and at home, we can enjoy the delicate blooms, ornamental bark, and shining fruits of bearing trees. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe highlights the tastiest cherry varieties to plant this season for years of sweet rewards.