Vegetables

Vegetable gardening is one of the most satisfying things on the planet. Learn how to maximize your veggie garden this year and for the future!

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Vegetables

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for ‘Danvers’ Carrots

Are you looking for an easy-to-grow carrot that’s both full of flavor and good for beginners? ‘Danvers’ carrots may be what you’re looking for this spring. In this article, horticulture expert Matt Dursum covers how to plant, grow, and care for this wonderful variety.

Healthy tomato plant with ripe red fruits growing abundantly in a hanging woven pot.

Vegetables

11 Vegetables That Look Great in Hanging Baskets

Growing vegetables in hanging baskets not only expands the bounty, but it also adds vertical interest, ornamenting the view with the surprise of multitasking selections. Join gardener Katherine Rowe in exploring top-performing crops for hanging baskets to broaden the harvest and the display.

Various pots and containers overflow with vibrant vegetable combinations—containers filled with tomatoes, lettuce, mint, parsley, and other herbs and greens growing in rich soil.

Vegetables

9 Vegetable Combinations That Grow Well Together in Containers

With companion plants and compatible pairings, the vegetable harvest goes all season. Containers are no exception, given the right sizing and plant selection. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores top vegetable combinations to grow in pots for versatile additions to the garden and culinary endeavors.

Solanum lycopersicum with small red fruits growing in bunches on leafy green vines.

Vegetables

11 Dwarf Tomato Varieties You Can Grow Anywhere

Tomatoes embody the signature flavor of summer and are versatile in the kitchen. With dwarf varieties, they’re versatile in the edible landscape, too. From hanging baskets and pots to raised beds and small spaces, compact selections are a fit. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines top-performing dwarf tomatoes to tuck in anywhere without compromising yield or flavor.

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11 Vegetables So Productive You Should Only Grow One Plant

Productive vegetables fill your garden with delicious, nutritious, and abundant harvests! Whether you love leafy greens, squash, or unique perennials, there are options on this list for every gardener. Join seasoned grower Jerad Bryant in discovering the 11 most overproductive veggies.

A close-up of Basella alba with round, glossy, bright green leaves and thick, fleshy stems.

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9 Spinach Alternatives That Won’t Bolt in the Heat

Spinach is a supreme leafy green; its leaves are tender, nutritious, and slightly crunchy. Though they’re excellent to eat, they’re challenging to grow under the summer heat. Consider cultivating one of these nine heat-tolerant alternatives from seasoned grower Jerad Bryant.

Dark green Cucumis sativus fruits hanging from climbing vines with broad, textured leaves and curling tendrils.

Vegetables

9 Cucumber Growing Tips to Try This Season

Cucumbers, sliced or pickled, are favorites fresh from the summer garden and the easygoing vines and prolific producers. A few benchmarks of cucumber care promote the best yields and overall vigor. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe highlights top tips for enjoying outstanding cucumbers right off the stem.

A green vegetable with a fractal pattern of conical buds surrounded by large, bluish-green leaves.

Vegetables

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Romanesco Broccoli

Have you seen a vegetable that demonstrates fractal geometry at its finest? Romanesco broccoli is not only cool to look at, it’s easy to grow and delicious. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum shows you how to plant, grow, and care for this unique Brassica.

Vegetable rabbits won't eat. A close-up of a wild rabbit with fluffy, tan-grey fur, large black eyes and long ears hides among young vegetable crops in a garden bed.

Vegetables

13 Vegetable Garden Plants Rabbits Won’t Eat

With spring’s sweetness comes fresh, tender, new growth and the bunnies that make quick work of it. If you have rabbits in your vegetable garden, we’ve got ideas for plants they won’t devour (at least, that they don’t prefer). With a palette as expansive as ours, honing in on their least favorites means more for us. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores vegetable garden plants that rabbits avoid and how to use them as deterrents.

A close-up of carrots growing in a garden bed featuring bright orange shoulders poking out of the soil and tufts of bright green finely dissected foliage on upright stems - one of the vegetables to plant in April.

Vegetables

13 Vegetables You Should Plant In April

The gardener's ode to April involves the business of planting and the enjoyment of nutrient-rich, fresh greens and cool season rewards. It means transplanting summer selections as conditions warm and seeing buds and blooms emerge with spring’s real arrival. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores key vegetables to plant in April, including favorite varieties, for enjoyment throughout the warm season.

Thick, conical orange chantenay carrots with blunt tips, topped with feathery green leaves and sturdy, short stems.

Vegetables

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for ‘Chantenay’ Carrots

If you’ve faced difficulty growing carrots in compacted or heavy clay soils, try growing Chantenay carrots. This group of carrots have short and stocky roots that grow well where other carrots will not. Farmer Briana Yablonski will share how to plant and care for these delicious roots.