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!

Green, sturdy stems support bright green, jagged leaves, with round, red fruits ripening against the backdrop of dense foliage, making it a great choice for vegetable seeds March planting.

Vegetables

21 Vegetable Seeds to Plant in March

The weather is warming and it’s time to plant vegetables! These crops are perfect for sowing in March. Some sprout best outdoors, while others prefer starting indoors. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares this month's 21 best vegetable seeds to plant.

Two individuals in green jackets use ladders to trim brown, leafless branches in a snow-dusted orchard, showing fruit tree chill hours

Fruits

Why and How to Winter Prune Fruit Trees

When is best to prune fruit trees, and how do you do it? Late winter pruning is ideal; it encourages healthy growth without harming your trees. Learn why, how, and when to prune your fruit trees with this easy-to-follow guide from backyard orchardist Jerad Bryant.

Bushy Solanum lycopersicum plants with clusters of red fruit growing beside dark purple Ocimum basilicum leaves.

Vegetables

7 Tips for Preventing Spindly Vegetable Seedlings

Leggy, spindly seedlings are heartbreaking to see. You planted seeds hoping to grow strong, healthy plants and now have to deal with elongated weak ones! Fear not, as some simple tricks turn these leggy specimens into robust seedlings. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares these seven expert tips for preventing spindly veggie starts.

A gardener in a red plaid shirt and straw hat grows a survival garden by planting young seedlings on a wooden raised bed among various flowers and crops.

Edible

How to Grow the Ultimate Survival Garden

Do you want to grow the ultimate survival garden to prepare for tough times? Having a flourishing edible garden in your home is one of the best ways to stay prepared for turmoil. In this article, horticulture expert Matt Dursum shows you the steps to creating a sustainable food system built for hard times.

A gardener's hand in a white glove uses white pruning shears to prune dry branches of a berry bush in a February garden.

Fruits

11 Berry Bushes You Should Prune in February

Though it’s snowy, icy, and wet outside, now is the perfect time to look at your berry bushes! Though some types appreciate pruning in fall, these kinds benefit from late winter and early spring cuts in February. Join seasoned grower Jerad Bryant in tackling these 11 berry bushes!

Compact green thyme herb with woody, branching stems covered in tiny, oval, aromatic leaves growing in a rustic terracotta pot indoors.

Herbs

How to Grow Thyme Indoors: 9 Expert Tips

Are you looking to grow thyme indoors? Enjoy this culinary herb in your home for instant access to flavor. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum shows you expert tips to get thyme to thrive inside.

A Malus domestica branch with small red fruit covered in ice, with thin frozen twigs.

Fruits

How to Protect Early Fruit Tree Blossoms From Frost

The end of winter can bring some stress when it comes to caring for fruit trees. Fluctuations in temperature can cause early blooming, and then a late cold snap can knock them out. Join North Florida gardener Melissa Strauss to talk about protecting those blossoms from unexpectedly cold weather.