Many of the vegetables we grow in our gardens produce seeds, which, if harvested and stored correctly, have the potential to grace us with free plants. And late summer is the perfect time to start ...
The cultivation of crops was one of the fundamental building blocks in the creation of civilization. We humans have been ...
Pro gardener Sara Gasbarra and F&W Best New Chef Julia Sullivan share ideas and recipes from their epic culinary garden collaboration. Mary-Frances Heck is a chef and food editor, formerly a senior ...
There's still time to plant a few annuals in your garden before the weather gets too cold, including cold-hardy varieties of ...
“Home gardening has become a hot trend in recent years because it offers a perfect blend of health benefits, community bonding, and eco-conscious living,” says Alyssa Simpson RDN, owner of Nutrition ...
In most cases, you won't have to fertilize your Swiss chard. However, if you've planted your crop in a container, then it can ...
Just in time to screw up those New Year’s diet resolutions, more lettuce recalls were announced. Most of these are due to contamination, either by salmonella or listeria, and can be blamed on either ...
We can grow some of our food inside our house here in winter. Lettuce and other greens are a good place to start. Some vegetables need the blazing hot sun of Michigan’s summer to produce nice food. A ...
Over the past few years, I’ve become obsessed with growing produce. Living in a city condo, though, my home’s greenspace is limited to a postage-stamp-sized shared front yard, which means I’ve also ...
As a new season of the year approaches, novice gardeners who have leftover seeds might wonder if they should toss out their packets or hold onto them for next year. This could be especially of ...