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!

A pomegranate tree with lush green leaves and vibrant, ripe red fruits fills a rustic clay container, creating a striking display.

Fruits

How to Grow Pomegranate Trees in Pots and Containers

If you dream of growing a pomegranate but live in a cold climate, you can still grow these juicy fruits at home. All you have to do is plant them in a container! Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn how to successfully grow pomegranates in pots.

Close-up of a woman's hands harvesting persimmons from a tree laden with rounded fruits featuring bright orange skin, surrounded by lush green leaves.

Fruits

The Ideal Time to Harvest Persimmons: 5 Expert Tips

Do you have a persimmon tree in your yard but aren’t quite sure when to harvest those bright orange fruits? These hardy trees are extremely productive and provide an abundance of tasty fruits for your snacking pleasure. Join gardening enthusiast Liessa Bowen on a persimmon-picking expedition and learn some tips on how and when to harvest these delicious fruits.

This Pomegranate fruit tree features glossy, narrow green leaves and large, round fruits with thick, reddish skin and a crown-like calyx on top.

Fruits

11 Fruit Tree Varieties You Can Plant in November

Fall is the perfect time for planting. You don’t need an entire orchard to enjoy harvesting your own fruits. If you have space for a single tree, or possibly two, check out the following 11 fruit-producing trees and shrubs to enhance your landscape and reward you with deliciously tasty treats.

A colorful array of heirloom squash fruits showcases a variety of shapes, sizes, and patterns, featuring rich greens, bright yellows, deep oranges, and unique mottled textures.

Edible

15 Heirloom Squash Varieties Perfect for the Thanksgiving Table

Heirloom winter squash is an autumn favorite with sweet and savory flavors. They also embellish a natural centerpiece in the spirit of a bountiful harvest. Explore the loveliest and tastiest heirlooms to enjoy as we gather this fall, celebrating heritage crops and foodways in the process.

A patch of small, smooth-leaved plants with rounded, slightly elongated leaves growing in dark soil, surrounded by healthy greenery from nearby plants.

Vegetables

13 Asian Greens You Should Plant This Season

Asian greens are popular worldwide tor their versatile flavor and rich nutrition. With quick-gorwing qualities and a preference for the cool season, now is the perfect time to plant the leafy culinary stars for prolific yields. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring favorite crops with wide appeal.

A close-up shot of a romanesco broccoli

Vegetables

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Romanesco Broccoli (Roman Cauliflower)

You’ve probably seen the unique intricacies of Romanesco broccoli while perusing seed catalogs and passed on them because they look complicated. But I assure you, if you’ve mastered growing broccoli or cauliflower, you’re ready for this adventurous vegetable! Join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she attempts to convince us all to grow it while teaching us how to care for it successfully.

Round, purplish-red root vegetables with thin, elongated magenta stems and vibrant green leaves lie on soil, with loose dirt clinging to their roots.

Vegetables

When to Harvest Beets for The Best Flavor

Sweet, round, and juicy beets are autumn’s gift to the gardener! They’re an ideal crop for baking, fresh eating, or boiling. Harvest ripe ones at the right time, and you’ll enjoy peak flavor and impeccable textures. Learn when to pick them alongside backyard gardener Jerad Bryant.

A close-up of a woman's hands harvesting pomegranates and placing the round, deep red fruit with rough skin into a large wicker basket.

Fruits

5 Signs Your Pomegranates Are Ripe and Ready To Harvest

If you’ve never grown pomegranates, you may not know what signs to look out for or when they’re ready for harvest. If it’s your first time and you aren’t sure when to pick, join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she discusses five telltale signs that your pomegranates are ripe and ready to harvest.