Known for their hot-pink, spike-covered exterior, dragon fruits are one of the more tropical fruits widely available in American supermarkets. Also known as pitaya, dragon fruit has white and sweet, ...

A fast-growing tropical plant with nocturnal flowers and striking, sweet fruit If you're looking for a truly other-worldly fruit to grow on a plant that blooms only at night with large fragrant ...

Question: I’d like to grow my own fruit trees, but I’m short on space. Can I grow fruit trees in containers? Answer: We’re happy to say yes, you can. One of the great pleasures in life is picking ...

Imagine a cactus that grows rapidly in ordinary garden soil and whose luscious fruit sells at the supermarket for $4.99 per pound. Would you want to try to grow that cactus? I recently wrote about ...

It’s about time you considered growing dragon fruit, also known as pitaya. Dragon fruit is native to the Central American and South American tropics, but I have seen it growing in the San Fernando ...

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Maybe you know your watering, pruning, and fertilizing well enough to get your fruit trees and bushes to produce something edible out of a pot. Maybe the bugs won’t infest, and the deer won’t eat ...

Growing your own produce may seem impossible if you’re not a seasoned gardener—but the truth is, anyone can grow delicious fruit at home. Granted, you'll need to know the right amount of water, how ...

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Sunday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. on KPBS TV Join A GROWING PASSION host and garden expert, Nan Sterman, as she explores ...