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!

Freshly harvested crops for November planting, featuring white-bulbed onions, slender orange carrots with tapering roots, and long-stemmed reddish-purple beets.

Edible

What to Plant in November: Fall Crops We Love

It’s not too late to grow fall crops! November is a great month for planting seeds in mild climates, and perfect for overwintering vegetables in cold ones. Plant these fall crops for cool-season success no matter where you live in the U.S.

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Fruits

7 Best Dragon Fruit Varieties For the Home Garden

Growing dragon fruit brings a gardening adventure in sweet, colorful fruits, exotic nighttime flowers, and tropical cacti. The long-lived, sprawling cactus grows well in containers, raised beds, and in the ground, tempting with its juicy, ornamental fruits. From yellow to magenta, we’ve got dragon fruit varieties to brighten the home landscape with exotic appeal.

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Vegetables

When and How to Prepare Your Garden Beds for Winter

To prepare the garden for winter, there are a few fall tasks that go a long way toward successful overwintering, improving soil health, and preserving habitat for pollinators and other garden inhabitants. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe highlights steps we can take now to set a strong foundation for resiliency come spring.

Thyme, chili pepper, and tomato plants with yellow cherry fruits grow from seeds in clay pots, forming a small indoor food forest.

Edible

11 Indoor Food Forest Seeds to Sow in November

Creating an indoor food forest is no simple task, but it has some excellent benefits. Choosing the right plants can make all the difference. Join houseplant enthusiast Melissa Strauss for ideas on what you can add to your indoor food forest.

Three types of radish, basil, and kohlrabi microgreens with vibrant leaves and delicate stems growing densely from seeds in black trays in November.

Microgreens

11 Microgreens Seeds You Can Start in November

Grow an indoor garden with microgreens! These miniature seedlings are easy to cultivate and delicious to enjoy. Set a pot on a windowsill, or prepare a large grow-site with plant lights. No matter what you do, these 11 microgreens are perfect to start in November.

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Fruits

How to Grow Dragon Fruit in Pots and Containers

Dragonfruit, a tropical, berry-bearing cactus, is a spectacle in form with vining stems, nighttime flowers, and wildly colorful fruits. Growing the long-lived specimens in pots lets us maximize their best growing conditions. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to grow dragonfruit in containers for hearty returns of the exotic fruits.

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Herbs

How to Freeze Your Garden Herbs for Holiday Cooking

Are you worried that those wonderful fresh garden herbs you've spent all summer growing won't make it to the holidays? No need for concern, frozen herbs are just as tasty! Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss for tips on freezing them for your holiday cooking.

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Herbs

How to Grow an Indoor Herb Bar Under Lights

Don’t let small spaces or cold temperatures limit your gardening habits; grow an indoor herb bar instead! With grow lights, you can cultivate your favorite herbs in any room of your home. Learn how to cultivate tasty herbs indoors alongside seasoned grower Jerad Bryant.

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Edible

How to Harvest Shampoo Ginger for Home Use

Ornamental in the landscape or houseplant jungle, tropical shampoo ginger brings edible qualities and a frothy lather that makes a sweet-smelling, refreshing shampoo. Growing your own yields the pure cleanser when plants produce their captivating pinecone blooms. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to harness the benefits of shampoo ginger for extended use at home.

Beginner gardeners’ rosemary growing setup with small rosemary seedlings in pots on a wooden table, their delicate green leaves reaching upward under soft light.

Herbs

7 Easy Rosemary Growing Tricks for Beginners

If you’re a beginner starting with rosemary growing, knowing a few tricks will help you grow fragrant branches. Farmer Briana Yablonski shares a few key tips for creating the proper environment and providing proper care.