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A wicker basket filled with golden onion bulbs, their smooth, shiny skins reflecting light as they cure onions for future use.

Vegetables

How to Cure and Store Onions in 9 Easy Steps

Your onions are ready to harvest and you’ve had a good crop. Assuming you don’t want to eat them all at once, do you know how to prepare them for long-term storage? Learn some useful tips for curing and storing your onions so they’ll last until when you need them!

A man's hand reaches out to harvest a ripe, oval-shaped plum with deep purple skin, carefully plucking it from the branch where it hangs amid vibrant green foliage.

Fruits

How and When to Harvest Plums for the Sweetest Fruit

Plums, in their pretty shades of purple, burgundy, and bronze, are jewels among stonefruits with supreme sweetness. The right time for picking makes all the difference in maximizing flavor and texture. Whether you’re already growing or getting inspiration, join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in determining how and when to harvest plums with aplomb.

Close-up of female hands in bright blue gloves holding a bunch of freshly harvested onions with thin, semi-dry leaves emerging from rounded bulbs wrapped in a thin, brown-orange husk.

Vegetables

3 Signs It’s Time to Harvest Your Onions

Every great comfort meal begins with sautéed onions, so knowing how to grow and care for them is essential. But what about knowing when to harvest them? Organic farmer Jenna Rich shares three crucial signs to know it’s time to harvest your onions.

A dense field of tall, straight, dark green leafy plants with thick, cylindrical stalks rising from the rich, brown soil, the lines of greenery forming uniform rows that stretch towards the horizon under a clear sky.

Vegetables

When and How to Harvest Leeks

Are you growing leeks this year? Since they’re a little bit different from onions, knowing exactly when and how to harvest can be difficult, especially for new gardeners. Thankfully, the process is simple. Plant biologist Emily Estep will tell you all about when and how to harvest leeks.

A dense grouping of delicate white flowers with vibrant yellow centers, standing tall with thin green stems, set against a blurred background of lush foliage.

Flowers

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Wood Anemones

Would you like a beautiful low-growing wildflower for your woodland garden? Wood anemone is a spring-blooming perennial that will brighten a shaded plot with its delicate flowers. Join gardening enthusiast Liessa Bowen as we introduce the wood anemone and everything you need to know to grow your own.

A robust Eastern Red Cedar, showcasing its densely packed, needle-like leaves in vibrant shades of green, with thin, upward-reaching branches, set against a bright blue sky.

Ornamental Gardens

11 Native Juniper Varieties for Year-Round Beauty

Junipers are tough as nails! They thrive throughout North America, from the deserts of Texas to the wet valleys of Oregon, and through the States to the East Coast. There are many native junipers to choose from. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant and discover these 11 beautiful species for year-round ornamental interest.

Delicate white stalks resembling translucent candles rise from the ground, each topped with small, black-tipped flowers. The soft, almost ghostly appearance contrasts with the earthy surroundings of dry leaves and muted greens.

Ornamental Gardens

21 Spooky Plants Perfect for Halloween

It's spooky season, and it's time to decorate for that most gruesome of holidays: Halloween. If you want to get your garden in creepy condition, we've got you covered. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss has scared up some of the spookiest plants around!

A top view shot of a plant in a jar beside a hand pruner on a wooden surface that is one tips for coleus pruning

Ornamental Gardens

7 Coleus Pruning Tips for Big, Bushy Plants

If you love coleus, then you’ll want your plants to have the most leaves possible. Bushier growth means more pretty foliage, and a little pruning can make a dense plant instead of a spindly one. Use these seven quick tips from coleus grower Jerad Bryant to have the best-looking shrubs in your neighborhood!

An array of cosmos in vibrant colors of pink, red, and white, among light green foliage.

Flowers

17 Wildflowers That Bloom in Fall

Wildflowers are easy-going beauties with showy blooms and textures that brim with multi-season appeal. They bring months of color and lasting winter interest. They’re also an essential source of food and shelter for pollinators and wildlife. Enjoy the extended display of top-performing selections, including natives, with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.