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Pole tomatoes grow, and grow, and grow! They flourish while temperatures are warm and sunlight is abundant. Plant them in the garden, trellis them, and watch as their yellow flowers morph into green, yellow, and red fruits. Join tomato lover Jerad Bryant in discovering 11 favorite pole varieties you should grow at home.
Hollyhocks are towering beauties that add linear interest and brilliant color to the garden. In a wide array of sizes and colors, it's hard to choose just one variety. Here are fifteen of our favorites for gardening inspiration.
'Ruby Moon' Hyacinth bean is a gorgeous flowering vine with a sweet fragrance and beautiful purple-tinted foliage. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to learn about growing this wonderful plant!
Putting time and energy into a patch of onions can reap great rewards, but it’s a bummer to pull one at harvest only to find a tiny bulb. Experienced gardener Sarah Jay covers 7 reasons your onions haven’t formed those luscious, layered bulbs.
Corn, in its tasty, sugary goodness, brings us the taste of summer after awaiting peak readiness. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines corn diseases to keep an eye out for, as well as prevention, for the sweetest, plumpest kernels.
Sweet corn brings the juicy, hallmark taste of summer. If you’ve waited patiently for your ears to reach peak ripeness, only to find them underdeveloped and lacking the sweet kernels, explore common causes with gardening expert Katherine Rowe. You may be able to remedy them for another round of sowing.
Black-eyed Susans are wonderful native plants that look beautiful and attract a multitude of pollinators. Among the many varieties, 'Cherokee Sunset' is one of the prettiest cultivars. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to grow this wonderful summer and fall flower.
Are you staring at a healthy tomatillo plant without any fruit? Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn a few reasons why your tomatillo isn’t producing fruit.
As we head into the peak of summer heat and sun, even our plants get a little weary. In cases of prolonged high temperatures or dry spells, extra shade protection helps maintain their health and production. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores when to protect our plants to offer cooling relief from summer extremes.
Onions are earthy, spicy bulbs that are usually easy to grow and mostly problem-free. But the large rounds sometimes experience underground issues or problems in storage that leave them less than desirable. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores causes of rotting onions and how best to prevent them.
When properly applied, mulch provides benefits ranging from water retention to weed suppression to erosion control. However, improper mulching can harm and even kill your plants. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn about mulching mistakes to avoid.
Soil terms may seem overwhelming and confusing, but each one has a purpose! They help growers understand their garden’s soil. Once you know what they mean, you can use them to create the best dirt for your garden. Learn all about common soil terms here, from macronutrients to mycorrhizae.