Fresh from the vine or cooked in a pie, tomatoes are delicious no matter how you prepare them. But what if the tomato is just too beautiful to eat? Well, as beautiful as these tomatoes are, we encourage you to dig in and enjoy their fruity, sweet, and tangy flavors. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares seven of the most sensational-looking tomato varieties for your garden.
Brussels sprouts are a tasty cool-season veggie that belongs in your raised garden beds this fall. Depending on the variety, the best time to start these slow-growing plants from seed is late spring through late summer. Garden expert Christina Conner provides guidance on growing these delicious brassicas from seed to harvest and how to enjoy them best in this how-to guide.
If you’re planning a kitchen garden, raised beds complement this type of garden wonderfully. They are accessible and attractive and make growing your favorite kitchen staples a breeze. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares 27 plants that work great in your raised bed kitchen garden.
With so many exceptional tomato varieties available for growing in pots and containers, the biggest challenge may be narrowing them down! Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in reviewing top-performing tomatoes to grow in containers this season. These vigorous producers will have us harvesting flavorful tomatoes with ease.
Would you like to grow your own food but don't have the time to be a full-time farmer? Large, comprehensive vegetable gardens are wonderful, but they take a lot of time and energy. A kitchen garden is a happy medium that will put fresh veggies on the table. But it won't break your back or take up your entire yard. In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss tells you how to grow a convenient kitchen garden in raised beds.
Companion planting vegetables is common practice for many gardeners, but planting beneficial herbs together is just as important. This practice maximizes benefits to surrounding plants by attracting pollinators, repelling pests, and reducing your watering workload, meaning happier plants and less work for you. Garden expert Christina Conner discusses her favorite herbal pairings and which combinations to avoid.
The trick to making the perfect sauce and canning tasty tomatoes is all in choosing the right variety. Gardening expert and pasta lover Melissa Strauss has some advice on choosing the best tomatoes for canning and sauce making.
Do you think you need to be a scientist with a lab to grow mushrooms at home? Armed with a few tips, anyone can do it. In this guide, mushroom farmer Amy Horrigan walks you through all the essentials so that even a total beginner can grow awesome mushrooms!
Do you have two separate tomato varieties and wish they were one? This fun experiment shows you how to create hybrid tomatoes yourself! Follow along with PNW gardener Jerad Bryant to discover a few easy ways to hybridize tomatoes.
You don’t need a ton of space to grow corn. This classic summer crop is shallow-rooted and easy to cultivate. Garden expert and former organic farmer Logan Hailey explains how to grow corn in raised beds for delectable sweet cobs or rainbow-hued popcorn.
If you’re a small space, patio, or urban grower, don’t count berries out! Join organic farmer Jenna Rich for 15 compact berry varieties that will perform well in containers.
Why don’t your garden strawberries look as huge and juicy as the ones at the store? Former organic farmer Logan Hailey shares 8 industry secrets to better strawberry production in your backyard.