Most vegetables, such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash, and beans, are grown as annuals. Asparagus, however, is a hardy ...

If the mint on your patio is looking straggly or your friends want to add it to their gardens, it's an easy plant to ...

It’s easy to grow your own mirlitons. Traditionally, mirlitons are planted outdoors in the spring. But if you have some space indoors or in another warm, protected area, you can plant them in ...

Learn how to collect seeds from fresh store-bought bell peppers and grow healthy plants in containers from seed to harvest.

A wood-fired pizza hits differently, and thankfully many pizzerias specialize in this style. Discover spots across the country with the best wood-fired pizzas.

February is a great time to start seeds indoors so you'll have earlier harvests and abundant flowers in your garden. Here are the seed packets to look for.

Now is the appropriate time to plant seeds for spring blooms in the garden. Growing plants from seeds requires minimal time and effort and provides the satisfaction of real gardening as you watch ...

Forty years ago, Renee Shepherd was an instructor at UC Santa Cruz, having earned a Ph.D. at the university. She was accustomed to playing soccer with European graduate students and inviting them over ...

Growing green onions from seeds is easier than you might think. In this video, we show the full process of growing scallions from seed to harvest, including planting, thinning, watering, harvesting ...

More and more gardeners are discovering the pleasure of growing their own cut flowers. Imagine harvesting a regular supply of bright, boldly colored flowers you grew yourself. Even a simple bunch of ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Some seeds have hard outer shells that slow or prevent water absorption. Soaking or scarifying (scratching or nicking the seed coat) helps speed up germination and improves ...