If you love Caribbean cuisine, you’ve probably tried culantro. This fragrant and nutrient-dense herb brings out the flavors in many dishes, such as recaíto from Puerto Rico. In this article, gardening expert Matt Dursum shows you how to plant, grow, and care for culantro.
Edible berries, lush leaves, and arching stems make evergreen huckleberries one of the most decorative native shrubs available on the West Coast. They’re favorites of local birds, mammals, bugs, and gardeners! Grow one today and your neighbors will ask, “What’s that gorgeous plant in your yard?”
Brazil nut trees tower in the Amazon and produce the favorite nutritive nuts enjoyed worldwide. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to grow the tropical specimens in our edible landscapes.
Lychee trees are a wonderful tropical addition to gardens in warm climates. Their sweet fruits are the perfect summer treat and the lush green leaves add ornamental value for the rest of the year. Gardening expert Madison Moulton explains everything you need to know to grow and care for lychees in this guide.
With quick-growing leafy greens, we can enjoy salads fresh from our kitchen counter. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring favorite selections to spice up the bowl for nutritive, flavorful salad greens to sow from seed indoors.
If you’re new to growing mushrooms, one of the biggest decisions you can make is choosing which mushroom-growing method is best. You’ll have three main options to choose from. In this article, horticulture expert Matt Dursum explains the pros and cons of fruiting blocks, sawdust spawns, and outdoor logs.
No matter where you live, planting bare-root trees is an easy way to add apples, peaches, or pears to your garden. However, planting these dormant trees at the correct time is crucial to their survival. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn when to plant bare-root fruit trees in your growing zone.
One chile pepper seed can create dozens of chiles—the plants are prolific producers. They’re also easy to start from seeds! Learn how and when to start chile plants with longtime pepper grower Jerad Bryant. These nine simple steps guide you from start to finish.
It may seem like the middle of the winter, but many slow-growing crops benefit from a headstart indoors to prepare for spring. Join former organic farmer and garden expert Logan Hailey to explore 11 hardy vegetables to sow indoors this month.
As we dream up our spring gardens this season, it’s a great time to evaluate and create the layout plan. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores inspirations for designing our vegetable gardens now to get going with the growing season in sight.
If you haven't done your winter sowing, there is still time. January and February are great months for getting those cold-weather crops started. Here are some of the veggies you can start while you're waiting for the spring planting season.
‘January King’ is an exceptional cabbage with impressive cold-hardiness and beautiful color. In this article, vegetable farmer Briana Yablonski will share tips and tricks for caring for these plants.