Information About Plants: Vegetables, Herbs, & Fruit Guides

Planting a vegetable garden? Our free Growing Guides will tell you how to plant, grow, and harvest the most popular crops. You’ll also find tips on garden pests, recommended plant varieties, great recipes for the kitchen, and a dose of Almanac wit and wisdom!

Click a guide below, then select your plant!

Vegetable Guide

Herb Guide

Fruit Guide

Edible Gardening Articles and Videos

Across our Web site are many edible gardening articles and videos that we hope you’ll enjoy! Here is a sampling:

• A Beginner’s Vegetable Garden
• Best Planting Dates for Seeds (Table)
• Growing Guide: Vegetables
• Growing Guide: Herbs
• Herb Companions in the Garden and Kitchen
• Container Gardening for Veggies
• Growing Potatoes in a Trash Can (Video)
• When to Water Vegetables
• How to Make Asparagus Hummus (Video)
• Root Cellars: Handle Your Harvest With Care
• Root Cellars: How to Keep It Cool
• Storing Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs
• The Tomato Circle: Planting Tomatoes Horizontally (Blog)
• Vegetable Nutrition Chart
• A Cook’s Garden: Corn, Okra, Shallots
• How to Make Strawberry Preserves (Video)
• Making Jams & Jellies
• Measuring Fruits