Berries are some of the best fruiting crops to grow in containers! Whether you like juicy, sweet strawberries or tart blackberries, you’ll want to fertilize them properly for optimal harvests. Learn how and when to feed your berries alongside backyard gardener Jerad Bryant.
Watching your carefully tended onion crop suddenly send up flower stalks can be frustrating for any gardener. But understanding why onions bolt and how to prevent it can save your harvest. Garden expert Madison Moulton explains the 5 main causes of onion bolting and what you can do to stop it.
Cassava, or yuca, is a delicious root vegetable from tropical regions of the world. It grows well in warm gardens with long, hot summers. Though it requires some care to grow properly, homegrown yuca is well worth the effort! Learn how to plant, grow, and care for this giant perennial vegetable.
Eggplants are prolific producers, and supporting their vigorous stems brings advantages for healthy growth and fruiting. To protect the yield and boost quality fruits, garden expert Katheirne Rowe outlines reasons to stake eggplants, which ones benefit, and simple installations to do the job.
Container-grown eggplants yield diverse fruits for easy enjoyment from the pot to the plate. The pretty fruits on manageable forms suit container culture. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to grow the nightshades across garden spaces in the ease of a pot.
Cucumbers, with their bright, tubular blooms, rely on bees and other insects for pollination. Without a strong show of visits, fruiting lessens in number and quality. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores when and how to hand-pollinate cucumbers for the greatest number of crisp, cool rewards this summer.
Herbs are perfect for beginner gardeners! They’re low-maintenance, easy-growing, and incredibly aromatic. Whether you’re starting an herb garden or planting herbs around your other plants, this guide provides everything you need to know about growing them organically.
Lettuce grows quickly from seed in versatile spaces, from raised beds to pots and in the ground. Cool, mild conditions and successional rounds generate a continual harvest of leafy greens. In a quest to find the best selections for the salad bowl, Epic Gardening’s leaders, Kevin and Jacques, trial the best lettuces to grow this spring.
With tomato plants tucked in for the season, we anticipate their juicy rounds with summer’s warming temperatures. Knowing when to pick makes a difference in capturing the best quality. Get a gauge on how long it takes tomatoes to vine-ripen for peak flavor with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
If you think organic growing equals smaller harvests and less healthy crops, think again. Farmer Briana Yablonski shares how to grow tomatoes organically so you can avoid harmful pesticides and herbicides and enjoy bountiful harvests of flavorful fruits.
Why spend lots of money on mushrooms at the store when you can grow them yourself? Though they’re not plants, they can grow throughout your yard next to vegetables, herbs, and wildflowers. Try these three cheap and easy ways to grow mushrooms from the Epic Gardening team.
If you love tomatoes it’s easy to get excited and plant them too early. But what is the best course of action if you do? Experienced gardener and master naturalist, Sarah Jay has a few strategies for dealing with tomato season eagerness.