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 fresh pile of pale, elongated root vegetables identified as Pastinaca sativa, with thin, tapering bodies and light green leaves attached. The roots lie on a rustic surface, their slightly rough skin and creamy hue reflecting their freshly harvested state, surrounded by leafy greens.

Vegetables

How to Overwinter Parsnips in 5 Simple Steps

You're missing out if you haven’t tasted a parsnip sweetened by winter’s frost. They’re comforting, versatile in the kitchen, and nutritious, perfect for winter soups and stews. Join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she shows how to overwinter parsnips in five simple steps.

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Vegetables

When and How to Harvest Beans: 6 Pro Tips

Whether you’re growing green beans or shelling types, vining or bush types, harvesting at the right time is essential for flavor and storage. Former organic farmer Logan Hailey guides you through when and how to harvest different types of beans.

A blooming pomegranate tree without fruit showcases vibrant, deep red flowers with ruffled petals, nestled among glossy green leaves.

Fruits

7 Reasons There’s No Fruit on Your Pomegranate Tree

Most gardeners plant pomegranate trees with hopes of one day harvesting juicy fruits. But what are you to do if your tree never fruits? Farmer Briana Yablonski explains several reasons why there are no pomegranates on your tree and shares how to get your plant to produce fruit.

A large orchard featuring a towering tree laden with abundant Pyrus fruits, with glossy, vibrant green leaves. In the background, a row of trees is aligned in the distance under a bright blue sky, highlighting the orchard's lush surroundings.

Fruits

11 Pear Tree Growing Problems and How to Solve Them

Pears are worthy of the home orchard for their bounty of late-season sweet, juicy, flavorful fruits. While relatively easygoing, there are pests and diseases that may target the trees and fruits as they develop. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in a look at common pear tree problems and how to treat and prevent them.

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Fruits

Can You Grow Cranberries in the Home Garden?

Cranberries make the delicious juice you find in grocery stores. But can you grow cranberry plants at home? They have some cultivating challenges but can thrive in home gardens with the right treatment. Learn what cranberries need alongside native plant gardener Jerad Bryant.

Clusters of Filipendula rubra bloom with soft, pink plumes, standing tall amidst dark green foliage. The fine, fluffy flowers are bathed in warm sunlight, with reddish-brown leaves and shrubs in the background providing contrast.

Fruits

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Queen of the Prairie

Decorate ponds, naturalistic landscapes, and native pollinator gardens with the queen of the prairie! A meadowsweet relative, this perennial blooms bright pink flower clusters atop tall stems. It’s perfect for boosting biodiversity throughout North America. Learn how to grow and care for it alongside native plant gardener Jerad Bryant.

A cluster of vibrant red, round berries sits among glossy, deep green leaves. The leaves have pointed edges and a waxy texture, and sunlight filters through the surrounding foliage, casting soft shadows on the berries.

Fruits

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Highbush Cranberries

Are you looking for a showy plant that produces edible fruits, attracts pollinators, and helps feed birds? Look no further than the highbush cranberry. This cool-weather-loving shrub is perfect for northern gardens. Learn all about the highbush cranberry and how to grow it in your landscape.

Two plump, bell-shaped fruits of Pyrus communis hanging from a sturdy branch, their skin a blend of yellow and soft green, speckled lightly with brown dots, surrounded by large, smooth, dark green leaves.

Fruits

How and When to Harvest Pears for the Juiciest Fruit

Pears are a bit unusual, because they fall into two major categories and aren’t always harvested when ripe. While Asian varieties are left to fully mature on the tree, gardeners pick European varieties early and keep them in cold storage. So exactly how and when do you harvest for the juiciest, most flavorful fruit? Plant biologist Emily Estep will explain everything you need to know.

The pomegranate tree showcases a bushy structure with slender, arching branches adorned with glossy, dark green leaves and vibrant red fruits hanging in clusters.

Fruits

7 Pomegranate-Growing Mistakes to Avoid this Season

Although pomegranates are tasty and beautiful, they’re not grown as often as apples or pears. Therefore, it’s common for gardeners to make a few mistakes when they’re growing these unique fruit trees. Join Briana Yablonski to learn some common missteps to avoid.

Close-up of freshly harvested parsnips which feature large, feathery leaves that are deeply lobed and bright green, while their thick, white taproots are smooth and elongated, tapering to a point.

Vegetables

5 Signs It’s Time to Harvest Your Parsnips

Parsnips are a cool-season, easy-to-grow root vegetable with a sweet, nutty flavor. The perfect complement to autumnal and winter dishes, harvesting at peak readiness ensures the best taste and texture. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in identifying signs your parsnips are ready to harvest.

The pear plant features slender branches adorned with glossy, dark green leaves, while clusters of round, pale green fruits with a pinkish blush dangle amid the foliage.

Fruits

Our 15 Favorite Pear Tree Varieties for Home Gardens

Pears are gifts from the cool-season garden in their bells of fresh green, gold, bronze, and scarlet. With supreme juiciness and sweetness, the right selection brings easy care and exceptional texture and flavor. Whether you’re already growing the juicy rounds or getting inspiration, join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring the best varieties to add to your edible landscape and autumnal display.