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 close-up reveals dwarf lime trees flourishing in brown pots filled with soil, showcasing vibrant green fruits dangling from the branches. The fruits are small and spherical, resembling miniature limes ready for harvest. The leaves are glossy and vibrant, showcasing their lush, healthy appearance.

Fruits

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Dwarf Lime Trees

If you want to grow limes at home but lack the warm climate necessary for outdoor growing, take a look at dwarf lime trees. These plants remain compact, allowing you to tuck them into planters and grow them indoors. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn how to plant and care for these petite citrus trees.

15 Varieties of Thyme For Your Garden

Herbs

15 Varieties of Thyme For Your Garden

Are you looking for some thyme to spice up your garden? You’ll be thrilled to know there are many beautiful, low-maintenance thymes to fulfill your landscaping needs. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen introduces 15 fragrant varieties of thyme that you can easily grow with your herbs, vegetables, perennials, and even in containers!

vegetables to plant in May. Close-up of ripe tomatoes growing in a sunny garden. The fruits are medium-sized, oval in shape, with a thin, glossy orange-red skin.

Vegetables

Plant These 15 Vegetables in May

Say goodbye to spinach and kale and hello to your favorite summer crops! At last, finicky spring weather has passed, and the warmth of May blankets most of the northern hemisphere. Former organic farmer Logan Hailey details the 15 best vegetables to plant in May, based on your growing zone.

Fresh garden bed filled with lush greenery and blossoming orange flowers, creating a colorful tapestry of nature's beauty. Tomato vines sprawl gracefully outside the bed, laden with the promise of future harvests.

Edible

Wait to Plant These 9 Tender Crops

As temperatures slowly creep up and the days become longer, it’s beginning to look like gardening season across zones. One of the worst mistakes we can make is starting certain crops too early and allowing them to become rootbound, stressed, or even die before conditions are ideal for transplanting. Join organic farmer Jenna Rich for nine tender crops you should wait to plant.

A close-up of Scarlet Runner beans plant reveals vibrant, elongated beans bursting with green color, promising a bountiful harvest. The flowers, a striking crimson hue, adorn the plant, attracting pollinators with their intricate design. The lush leaves, broad and verdant, provide ample shade and nourishment for the thriving plant against the backdrop of a clear blue sky.

Edible

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Scarlet Runner Beans

Would you like to grow scarlet runner beans this season? These beans serve as both edible and ornamental in our gardens. In this article, gardening expert Jill Drago shares everything you need to know to plant, grow, and care for scarlet runner beans.

Tomato grow faster. Cherry tomatoes have slender, vining stems adorned with bright green, serrated leaves. These leaves are medium-sized and alternate along the stems. The small, round fruits, bright red, grow in clusters.

Vegetables

9 Tips to Make Tomato Plants Grow Faster

Who doesn’t want more delicious, flavorful, locally grown tomatoes earlier in the season, am I right? Join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she goes through some tips and tricks on how to make your tomato plants grow faster.

Growing strawberries from seeds. Close-up of a starter tray with young strawberry seedlings. The seedlings are characterized by thin, short stems with small, round leaves with five lobes at the edges.

Fruits

How to Grow Strawberries from Seed

Have you ever bitten into a strawberry and wondered if you could grow a plant from its tiny seeds? You can! Join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she discusses this fun and easy process.

Wooden tray holding tomatoes, showcasing a spectrum of red, yellow, and green hues, promising freshness. Each tomato gleams, inviting a taste of summer's bounty, a colorful feast for the eyes and palate alike.

Edible

21 Best Heirloom Tomato Varieties For Your Garden

Heirloom varieties of the fruits and vegetables we know and love all have a story to tell. Whether it’s that they came overseas over a hundred years ago, have been grown by generations of family members and passed down, or stored in dormancy for years and recently revitalized, heirlooms offer us a piece of the past. Join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she discusses 21 of the best heirloom tomato varieties you can grow this season.

View of the potager kitchen garden. The garden features a wooden raised bed with growing tomatoes, carrots, onions, basil and strawberries. Behind the raised bed are vertical trellises along which a red climbing rose climbs. Dwarf fruit trees grow next to the garden bed.

Herbs

How to Design a Kitchen Garden: French Potager

Is a new kitchen garden on your list of things to add to your garden this year? A French potager is a beautiful way to add edibles to your garden. In this article, gardening expert Jill Drago will share her tips on how to design a French potager kitchen garden.