Amaranth is almost too good to be true: it's easy to grow, it's a beautiful ornamental plant, and you can eat it!

It’s sweet corn season! Eating fresh corn on the cob is something we all look forward to each summer. But as you’re working your way through our list of 20 Creative and Delicious Sweet Corn Recipes ...

Chances are good that you found this article because you are thinking about planting cucumbers in your garden – and wish nothing but the best for their, and your, success. Or perhaps these companions ...

A new year means a fresh green start to your garden. The land of opportunity and of glorious harvests. Planning for the best is always an optimistic view to strive for. Yet, it can happen, even in the ...

We’ve all seen the same advice when it comes to watering tomatoes: water them deeply, but infrequently. Okay. Well, ‘deeply’ isn’t exactly an amount. It’s not really something you can measure. How ...

Sphagnum mosses are an utterly unique and fascinating genus of bog-dwelling plants. Perhaps you’re most familiar with them in their dried form. The light brown, fibrous, stringy bits are widely used ...

From sun up to sun down, bees are doing important work for the health and safety of the hive. Foraging bees will travel up to 5 miles from the colony to gather up pollen for hungry baby bees back at ...

All throughout the year, glass jars are in season. Pickle jars, mustard jars, jam jars, peanut butter jars, Mason jars… Tall ones, short ones, blue ones, clear ones. Glass jars can be found in all ...

Lemons are one of the most versatile fruits for cooking and baking, but did you know you can grow them at home? While most citrus trees need to grow outdoors in warm, humid climates, the Meyer lemon ...

Around this time of year, I start pacing. I walk to the window and peer out at the garden. Then I check on my seedlings. I’ll do something else for a time and inevitably end up back at the window. I ...

Soil pH is an important thing to understand. Soil pH is about how acidic your soil is. Knowing the pH level in your garden is crucial to understanding which plants you should grow. Some gardens have ...

Lovage (Levisticum officinale) is a hardy perennial herb native to the Mediterranean. As part of the Apiacaea family, it is closely related to carrot, celery, and parsley. This culinary and medicinal ...