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Row of Pumpkins

Pumpkins

Whether you use them for carving or cooking, pumpkins do not disappoint. Here’s how to plant, grow...
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Preparing Your Garden for Winter

After a bountiful season, it’s time to prepare your garden for winter—and ensure a beautiful and...
Garlic Bulbs

Planting Garlic in the Fall

Garlic is incredibly useful in the kitchen and surprisingly easy to grow in the garden. Learn how...
Celery Stalks

Celery: Bland and Boring? Not So Fast!

Celery is one of the most underrated vegetables. Most people would never think of this humble stalk...
Winter Squash Birds

Winter Squash (and Pumpkin): Cold-Weather Comfort

Nothing speaks of fall and winter like the appearance of winter squashes and pumpkins in stores,...
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How to Ripen Green Tomatoes

When temperatures begin to drop, tomatoes stop ripening so it’s time to take action! Fruits can be...
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How to Carve a Pumpkin

When it comes to pumpkin carving, the idea is to have fun. We’ve got tips on carving the best...
Beets from the Garden

Storing Beets with Wood Chips in the Root Cellar

Though I have used sand to store my beets in the root cellar for many years, this year I decided to...
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Getting Potatoes Ready for the Root Cellar

Digging potatoes has got to be one of the most pleasurable aspects of gardening. It’s buried...
Growing Zucchini

Squash (Zucchini)

Squash, especially zucchini, are very prolific producers! Easy to grow, each plant will produce...
Purple Green Beans

Purple Reigns! Why Purple Foods Are Good for You

Purple power! Did you know that purple vegetables and fruit aren’t just colorful? These edibles are...
Swiss Chard

Swiss Chard

Swiss chard—or simply “chard”—is a member of the beet family that does well in both cool and warm...
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Vegetable Seedling Identification: Pictures and Descriptions

When plants are very young and just tiny seedlings, it can be difficult to tell vegetables from...
Radishes

Radishes

Radishes are a hardy, easy-to-grow root vegetable that can be planted multiple times in a growing...
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Carrots

Garden-grown carrots are full of flavor and texture. However, gardeners will complain that their...
Spinach Leaves

Spinach

Spinach, a super–cold-hardy leafy green, is a popular crop that can be planted in very early spring...
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Tomatoes

Enjoy our tomato-growing page covering planting through harvesting—and even tomato recipes! America...
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How to Grow Potatoes from Seeding to Harvest

Potatoes are one of the most satisfying vegetables you can grow! Then, there’s the harvesting!...
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Kale Recipes

Kale is added to recipes for good reason. Much like its well-loved cousin, spinach, kale is a very...
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Why Is My Squash Not Fruiting?

“What’s wrong with my squash?” and “Why isn’t my squash fruiting?” are two common squash questions...
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The Three Sisters: Corn, Beans, and Squash

Corn, beans, and squash are called the “three sisters.” Native Americans always inter-planted this...
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How to Grow Peppers from Sowing to Harvest

Whether you prefer sweet peppers or hot, there’s none more satisfying than those you’ve grown...
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Asparagus

Asparagus is one of the first plants that greets us in springtime. It’s a perennial, which means...
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When to Water Your Vegetable Garden | Watering Chart

How much water do you really need? When is the best time to water your vegetables? See our tips on...
Red Potatoes

Potatoes

Wondering how to grow potatoes? We’re here to help! The taste and the texture of homegrown potatoes...
Growing Green Beans

Beans

With our Green Bean Guide, find information on growing green beans in your garden. We’ll show you...
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Root Cellars: Types and Storage Tips

Before refrigeration, an underground root cellar was an essential way to store carrots, turnips,...
Peas and Pea Pods

Peas

Peas are one of the first crops we plant in the spring. Plant as soon as the ground can be worked—...
Broccoli Florets

Broccoli

Broccoli is a sun-loving, cool-season crop that is best grown in the spring or fall. Here’s how to...
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How to Grow Onions From Sowing to Harvest

Onions are a must-grow vegetable! Why? Where to begin? To start, onions are very easy to grow and...
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Raised Bed Gardens and Small Plots

Grow more in less space with raised garden beds. Here are five excellent tips for ensuring a...
Growing Lettuce in Winter

Grow Fresh Salads Indoors All Winter

Enjoy free, tender salad greens indoors in recycled plastic containers under a couple of...
Tiny Tomatoes

Baby Vegetable Gardening

Imagine the fun of growing ripe, red tomatoes that are no bigger than a pea; crisp, flavorful heads...
Types of Lettuce

Lettuce

Home-grown lettuce is far superior—in both taste and vitamin A content—to the store-bought...
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Building Trellises and Supports for Climbing Vegetables

If you’re growing climbing peas, beans, cucumbers, or other vining plants, you’ll need to build...
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10 Salads That Are Hearty and Healthy

Announcing ten salad recipes that highlight fresh fruit and vegetables, great grains, and healthy...
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Growing Lettuce and Salad in Containers

In this video, see a step-by-step guide on how to grow salads in containers for fresh, young leaves...
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How to Build a Raised Garden Bed

Raised garden beds are fairly easy to construct, even easier to maintain, and offer myriad benefits...
Beets: Healthy and Delicious!

Beets: Health Benefits

The humble beet, steamed, boiled, roasted, pickled, borscht’d—but especially served raw—is...
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Best Sweet Potato Recipes

Here are some delicious sweet potato recipes, including sweet potato fries, biscuits, casseroles,...
Regrowing Lettuce

Grow an Indoor Salad Garden From Stems

Start an easy salad garden without planting a single seed!  Everybody needs a food garden. No...
Winter Squash Varieties

Favorite Winter Squash Varieties

There are many varieties of squash—usually classified as either winter or summer squash—and folks...

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