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.
If you love heat, these daredevil peppers might be for you. Ornamental in the edible landscape and on the plate, spicy peppers bring unmatched flavor and punch. While the profiles vary, there’s no missing the high Scoville units for the spiciest pepper varieties available. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores the hottest of the hot to add kick to the collection this summer.
To get the maximum yield and promote overall health, growing tomatoes vertically has advantages. The space-saving measure supports vines as they develop all those tender fruits. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores the primary ways to grow tomatoes vertically and creative DIY solutions for inspiration.
Watching your carefully tended onion crop suddenly send up flower stalks can be frustrating for any gardener. But understanding why onions bolt and how to prevent it can save your harvest. Garden expert Madison Moulton explains the 5 main causes of onion bolting and what you can do to stop it.
Cassava, or yuca, is a delicious root vegetable from tropical regions of the world. It grows well in warm gardens with long, hot summers. Though it requires some care to grow properly, homegrown yuca is well worth the effort! Learn how to plant, grow, and care for this giant perennial vegetable.
Eggplants are prolific producers, and supporting their vigorous stems brings advantages for healthy growth and fruiting. To protect the yield and boost quality fruits, garden expert Katheirne Rowe outlines reasons to stake eggplants, which ones benefit, and simple installations to do the job.
Container-grown eggplants yield diverse fruits for easy enjoyment from the pot to the plate. The pretty fruits on manageable forms suit container culture. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to grow the nightshades across garden spaces in the ease of a pot.
Cucumbers, with their bright, tubular blooms, rely on bees and other insects for pollination. Without a strong show of visits, fruiting lessens in number and quality. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores when and how to hand-pollinate cucumbers for the greatest number of crisp, cool rewards this summer.
Lettuce grows quickly from seed in versatile spaces, from raised beds to pots and in the ground. Cool, mild conditions and successional rounds generate a continual harvest of leafy greens. In a quest to find the best selections for the salad bowl, Epic Gardening’s leaders, Kevin and Jacques, trial the best lettuces to grow this spring.
With tomato plants tucked in for the season, we anticipate their juicy rounds with summer’s warming temperatures. Knowing when to pick makes a difference in capturing the best quality. Get a gauge on how long it takes tomatoes to vine-ripen for peak flavor with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
If you think organic growing equals smaller harvests and less healthy crops, think again. Farmer Briana Yablonski shares how to grow tomatoes organically so you can avoid harmful pesticides and herbicides and enjoy bountiful harvests of flavorful fruits.
If you love tomatoes it’s easy to get excited and plant them too early. But what is the best course of action if you do? Experienced gardener and master naturalist, Sarah Jay has a few strategies for dealing with tomato season eagerness.