There's some conflicting advice floating around about the best way to start zucchini and summer squash in the garden. Let's ...

Late spring – mid-May through early June – is a deceptive period of time for most gardeners, vegetable or ornamental. This is ...

For these flowering shrubs, late spring is the right window to prune them in order to avoid interfering with bud formation ...

If you pay attention to these three little talked about rules concerning pepper plants it will change your pepper-growing ...

The mistakes we make in the spring can follow us all season long, leading to wasted time, fewer vegetables and even a few ...

These eleven vegetables were made to keep putting out new growth so you can harvest them daily and eat more fresh veg all ...

At the beginning of the season, we’re all guilty of sweating our tomatoes. We continually peek at them, waiting for that first tomato to ripen to perfection. And when we get that first bite? It’s the ...

Whether you’ve been at this whole gardening thing for a while or you’re just getting started, you probably know that starting your own seeds is a game changer. But doing so means giving up a chunk of ...

I often see peace lilies make it to the top of lists of houseplants that thrive on neglect. I believe – and you can disagree – that no plant thrives if it has been neglected. It merely survives. And ...

You could say we have an obsession with compost around here. And why wouldn’t we? It’s the perfect organic soil amendment – nutrient-rich and filled with microbial life – that we can make ourselves, ...

Crunchy, tangy capers are a staple in Mediterranean dishes. These tiny buds pack a flavorful punch and go great in everything from seafood to the classic chicken piccata. Normally, there’s no way you ...