Keep your culinary herbs growing through the winter with a kitchen windowsill garden! A sunny window is the perfect location for perennial and annual plants in containers. You’ll have fresh leaves and flowers to harvest easily while cooking meals. Discover these 15 best herbs to plant on your windowsill alongside seasoned grower Jerad Bryant.
Shallots will elevate your game in both the garden and the kitchen. If you’ve never grown these onion relatives before, then you may be a bit confused about how to get started. With the right timing and techniques, you’ll have a bountiful crop. Plant biologist Emily Estep explains how and when to plant shallots in the garden for success.
Fast-growing mustard greens bring the zing to both fresh salads and cooked dishes. Gardener and biologist Lindsay Miller introduces 17 different kinds of this cool-weather crop that are perfect for the fall garden.
Get your kids helping out in the garden and eating their veggies with these colorful varieties of our favorite veggies! Join Gardening expert and mom Melissa Strauss to read about some of the most colorful and beautiful vegetables that your kids will love to grow and eat.
While most Napa cabbage is green, ‘Merlot’ shakes things up with bright purple leaves. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn how to grow this colorful and delicious veggie.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.