Sweet, round, and juicy beets are autumn’s gift to the gardener! They’re an ideal crop for baking, fresh eating, or boiling. Harvest ripe ones at the right time, and you’ll enjoy peak flavor and impeccable textures. Learn when to pick them alongside backyard gardener Jerad Bryant.
If you’ve never grown pomegranates, you may not know what signs to look out for or when they’re ready for harvest. If it’s your first time and you aren’t sure when to pick, join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she discusses five telltale signs that your pomegranates are ripe and ready to harvest.
Kohlrabi is a unique-looking vegetable that’s growing popular worldwide! It’s a cabbage family relative that forms a large, edible bulb-like structure aboveground. Kohlrabi has some growing secrets we’ll reveal below. Use this guide from backyard grower Jerad Bryant to discover when and how to harvest this tasty crop.
Parsnips are a sweet, earthy, characteristic autumnal root vegetable. They’re also easy to grow and mostly problem-free. But root issues happen. Here, we’ll explore common causes of misshapen parsnips and how best to prevent them for a healthy, show-worthy harvest.
Keep your culinary herbs growing through the winter with a kitchen windowsill garden! A sunny window is the perfect location for perennial and annual plants in containers. You’ll have fresh leaves and flowers to harvest easily while cooking meals. Discover these 15 best herbs to plant on your windowsill alongside seasoned grower Jerad Bryant.
Shallots will elevate your game in both the garden and the kitchen. If you’ve never grown these onion relatives before, then you may be a bit confused about how to get started. With the right timing and techniques, you’ll have a bountiful crop. Plant biologist Emily Estep explains how and when to plant shallots in the garden for success.
Fast-growing mustard greens bring the zing to both fresh salads and cooked dishes. Gardener and biologist Lindsay Miller introduces 17 different kinds of this cool-weather crop that are perfect for the fall garden.
Get your kids helping out in the garden and eating their veggies with these colorful varieties of our favorite veggies! Join Gardening expert and mom Melissa Strauss to read about some of the most colorful and beautiful vegetables that your kids will love to grow and eat.
While most Napa cabbage is green, ‘Merlot’ shakes things up with bright purple leaves. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn how to grow this colorful and delicious veggie.
You're missing out if you haven’t tasted a parsnip sweetened by winter’s frost. They’re comforting, versatile in the kitchen, and nutritious, perfect for winter soups and stews. Join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she shows how to overwinter parsnips in five simple steps.
Whether you’re growing green beans or shelling types, vining or bush types, harvesting at the right time is essential for flavor and storage. Former organic farmer Logan Hailey guides you through when and how to harvest different types of beans.
Most gardeners plant pomegranate trees with hopes of one day harvesting juicy fruits. But what are you to do if your tree never fruits? Farmer Briana Yablonski explains several reasons why there are no pomegranates on your tree and shares how to get your plant to produce fruit.