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Garlic Bulbs

Planting Garlic in the Fall

Garlic is incredibly useful in the kitchen and surprisingly easy to grow in the garden. Learn how...
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Preparing Your Garden for Winter

After a bountiful harvest, what comes next? Check out our tips for preparing your garden for frost...
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Pumpkins

Whether you use them for carving or cooking, pumpkins do not disappoint. Here’s how to grow your...
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...
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Kale Recipes

Kale is all the rage right now—and for good reason! Much like its well-loved cousin, spinach, kale...
Growing Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potato

The sweet potato is a warm-season, spreading vegetable of tropical origin. Here’s the right way to...
Pumpkin Pile

How to Cook Pumpkin

Here’s how to cook pumpkin the simplest way—plus a selection delicious pumpkin recipes! How to Cook...
Best Pumpkin Recipes

Best Pumpkin Recipes

It’s that time of year again when pumpkin seems to infiltrate the food world! Now you can add...
Fresh Carrots

Root Cellars: Handle Your Harvest With Care

If you’re planning to store produce in a root cellar, here are tips to ensure to ensure that your...
Lettuce and Broccoli

Fall Garden: When to Plant Vegetables for the Fall

Here’s a handy fall garden guide to help you decide what to plant in the fall garden and when to...
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Corn

Sweet corn is an annual with yellow, white, and bi-colored ears. A long, frost-free growing season...
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10 Best Sweet Potato Recipes

Here are some delicious sweet potato recipes, including sweet potato fries, biscuits, casseroles,...
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The Best Tomato Recipes EVER

There’s nothing like juicy tomatoes in season, especially right off the vine. We’ve got the best...
Begonia Houseplant

Houseplant Growing Tips

Houseplants can add color and beauty to your home! Here are a few key growing tips for houseplants...
Cauliflower

Cauliflower

Cauliflower is a cool-season crop and a descendant of the common cabbage. It is more difficult to...
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Get Rid of Garden Pests Naturally

Watching as your plants are being destroyed by pests like slugs, aphids or cabbage worm can be very...
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Tomato Diseases and Disorders

I say “tomayto” and you say “tomahto” but however you say it, tomato time is here! Along with the...
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Troubleshooting Tomato Problems

In this short video, we help you troubleshoot some of the most common tomato diseases, pests, and...
Onions

Onions

Onions are a cold-season crop, easy to grow because of their hardiness. We plant onions early in...
Tomato Plant

Tomatoes

Enjoy our tomato-growing page covering planting through plant care through harvesting—and even...
Abundance of Zucchini

Zucchini Fertility Spawns Annual Holiday

Every gardener who has grown zucchini knows that this time of year vines go crazy producing...
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Kids Guess Veggies: Part 1

These adorable kids were asked to identify veggies by taste. See how they did! You can find fun...
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Cucumbers: Health Benefits

How healthy are cucumbers? Cucumbers are much more versatile than you might think, so here are tips...
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Best Zucchini Recipes | 15 Favorites

Enjoy easy zucchini recipes from zucchini bread to zucchini brownies! Have fun with 15 ways to use...
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Squash and Zucchini

Squash, especially zucchini, is a prolific vegetable! Easy to grow, each plant will produce several...
Green Beans at Market

Green Beans: So Good for You

String beans. Green beans. Snap beans. Not only are they healthy for your body but also they are...
Growing Green Beans

Beans

Pole and bush beans (more commonly called green beans) are a tender vegetable and a great addition...
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Tips on Planting Lettuce in the Garden

A crop that can be planted often is lettuce. This is actually my husband’s favorite so I plant...
Beet Kvaas

Beet Kvass Recipe

Beet kvass is a fermented vegetable drink that is easy to make and loaded with probiotics. Learn...
Blossom-End Rot

Blossom-End Rot

Here are tips on how to identify, control, and prevent blossom-end rot on your tomatoes and other...
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How to Can Tomatoes

By canning tomatoes, you can enjoy that garden-fresh tomato taste in sauces, soups and stews all...
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Turnips

Turnips are cool-weather vegetables that can be grown both in spring and fall, avoiding the hot...
Cucumbers

Cucumbers

An easy-care vegetable that loves sun and water, cucumbers grow quickly as long as they receive...
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When to Harvest Vegetables and Fruit

How do you know when to pick vegetables at the peak of flavor? When is your fruit ripe for picking...
Eggplants

Eggplant

Ever wondered how to grow eggplant? These warm-weather vegetables are grown as annuals but are...
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7 Naturally Sweet Vegetables and Fruit to Grow

Growing vegetables and fruit is certainly healthy but also which ones will please the fussiest...
Cutting Onions

Why Do Onions Make You Cry? | More Onion Facts

Why do onions make you cry when you cut them? Are leftover onions poisonous?  Enjoy these onion ...

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