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Learn all about edible gardening to improve your health, save on groceries, and reconnect with nature. Our detailed guides show you how to grow food!

Freshly harvested lavender bunches with upright purple flower spikes rest among blooming bushes in a sunny field, picked to preserve maximum fragrance.

Herbs

The Perfect Time to Harvest Lavender for Maximum Fragrance

It’s lavender harvest season! Whether we enjoy the budded stems and calming fragrance on a garden stroll or in the vase, dried bundles, oils, or in sweet and savory cuisine, the timing matters. Harvesting for peak fragrance is best at a certain point in the season, bud development, and time of day. Garden expert Katherine Rowe outlines the best time to harvest lavender for maximum fragrance, and when to pick for that cool glass of lavender lemonade.

An overhead shot of a developing herb on rich soil, growing alongside other plants, showcasing the spicy globe basil

Herbs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For ‘Spicy Globe’ Basil

Basil's flavor and aroma are staples in kitchens worldwide. From Italy to India, recipes rely heavily on this tasty herb to brighten and sweeten sauces and soups. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss talks about how to grow and care for 'Spicy Globe,' a delightfully compact and flavorful variety!

A woman wearing red gloves holds a freshly picked bunch of colorful asparagus in a sunny garden, showing when and how to harvest asparagus.

Vegetables

How and When to Harvest Asparagus

Late spring is asparagus season, when fresh shoots emerge in bundles for two months or so. If you aren’t growing asparagus yet, get planting now to enjoy the slow-to-mature but long-producing perennial in future seasons. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores the best timing and how-tos when it comes to harvesting asparagus at peak readiness.

Waves of flowering phenomenal lavender shrubs form tidy rows, their purple blossoms rising above pale green, narrow leaves.

Herbs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For ‘Phenomenal’ Lavender

If you adore the look and smell of lavender, but struggle to keep it alive, try 'Phenomenal' lavender. It's ultra tough and thrives in a wider range of climates. Join Florida gardener Melissa Strauss to learn about this phenomenal plant and how to care for it in your garden.

A row of several developing crops, highlighting their red stems and leafy tops, showcasing thick rhubarb stalks tips

Fruits

15 Rhubarb Growing Tips for Thick, Healthy Stalks

Rhubarb is a low-maintenance perennial that rewards patience with years of delicious harvests. Gardening expert Madison Moulton shares essential tips for growing thick, healthy rhubarb stalks that will transform your pies, jams, and other seasonal treats.

A close-up shot of dark purple flowers and aromatic leaves of the siam queen basil

Herbs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For ‘Siam Queen’ Basil

'Siam Queen' Thai basil is wonderfully aromatic and has a delightfully spicy kick. If you want basil with a little something extra, it’s an excellent addition to your herb garden. In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss discusses how to grow and care for this tasty herb.

Growing a mango tree in a sunny garden, with thin curving branches, heavy with clusters of ripe golden-yellow fruits hanging among glossy green leaves.

Fruits

How Fast Do Mango Trees Grow?

Are you wondering how long you'll have to wait for your mango tree to produce sweet and delicious fruit? If you want to know how long it will take for your tree to grow, we have the info you're looking for. Join Florida gardener Melissa Strauss to talk about how fast mango trees grow.

Bushy, low-growing hidcote lavender plant bears fragrant, velvety purple flowers that stand above narrow, muted green leaves.

Herbs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For ‘Hidcote’ Lavender

Elegant and aromatic, there are few replacements for lavender in the garden or the kitchen. Pollinators and people love the scent of this charming Mediterranean native. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to discuss how to grow and care for 'Hidcote' lavender.

A captivating juxtaposition of deep purple, velvety leaves with prominent veins and bright, glossy green foliage, punctuated by small clusters of delicate purple flowers, showcasing unusual basil varieties.

Herbs

9 Unusual Basil Varieties to Plant This Spring

Basil is a favorite summer herb for its bundles of tender leaves, bright flavor, and easy growth. The more you harvest, the greater the rewards. Join garden expert Katherine Rowe in distinctive and unusual basil varieties to add culinary flair and ornament to liven up the edible landscape.