Vegetables

Vegetable gardening is one of the most satisfying things on the planet. Learn how to maximize your veggie garden this year and for the future!

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Vegetables

Planting Asparagus Crowns: 9 Pro Tips

Asparagus spears are one of the first perennial vegetables to emerge in spring. With crowns, you can skip the lengthy seed-starting process and have edible spears in less than a year. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares these nine pro tips for easy asparagus growing, no matter where you live!

Green, sturdy stems support bright green, jagged leaves, with round, red fruits ripening against the backdrop of dense foliage, making it a great choice for vegetable seeds March planting.

Vegetables

21 Vegetable Seeds to Plant in March

The weather is warming and it’s time to plant vegetables! These crops are perfect for sowing in March. Some sprout best outdoors, while others prefer starting indoors. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares this month's 21 best vegetable seeds to plant.

Bushy Solanum lycopersicum plants with clusters of red fruit growing beside dark purple Ocimum basilicum leaves.

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7 Tips for Preventing Spindly Vegetable Seedlings

Leggy, spindly seedlings are heartbreaking to see. You planted seeds hoping to grow strong, healthy plants and now have to deal with elongated weak ones! Fear not, as some simple tricks turn these leggy specimens into robust seedlings. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares these seven expert tips for preventing spindly veggie starts.

Small tomato seedlings in black trays with vibrant green leaves on a sunlit indoor windowsill.

Vegetables

Can You Winter Sow Tomatoes?

Winter sowing works best with herbs, native wildflowers, and cold-loving crops, but you can do it with heat-loving plants like tomatoes! Just because you can doesn’t mean you should; so, is this the best method for sowing tomato seeds? Let’s find out.

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care For ‘Chioggia’ Beets

Earthy, sweet, and easy to grow, beets are flavorful cool-season root vegetables rich in nutrition. Of special intrigue is the candy-stripe heirloom ‘Chioggia,’ beloved for its peppermint swirl of color and sweet, mildly peppery flavor. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores the beet favorite to grow this spring for an early harvest.

Rows of kale with sturdy pale green stems and deeply curled, blue-green leaves grow in a sunny garden bed, showcasing a hardy vegetables plant for February planting.

Vegetables

13 Vegetables to Plant in February

In the limbo land between winter and spring, there are still lots of vegetables to start seeding and planting in February. Join former organic farmer and garden expert Logan Hailey to explore 13 crops you can get started now!

A sprawling vegetable plant with large, broad leaves and a thick, hairy stem supports a large, round, orange fruit that should never winter sow.

Vegetables

13 Vegetables You Should Never Winter Sow

Do you want to give your seeds a head start this season by winter sowing? For some edible plants, this may not be a good idea. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum shows you vegetables you should never winter sow.

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Vegetables

How To Winter Sow Vegetables in 7 Easy Steps

Ready to start growing? Winter sowing is an easy and resourceful way to start spring vegetables early. It gives seedlings a headstart while working with natural conditions for germination. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe breaks down the steps to get winter sowing this month.

Growing chile peppers from seed, a wooden windowsill holds trays with young seedlings in pressed soil pallets, while a man's hand places a sign with the seed name.

Vegetables

How to Grow Chile Peppers From Seed

One chile pepper seed can create dozens of chiles—the plants are prolific producers. They’re also easy to start from seeds! Learn how and when to start chile plants with longtime pepper grower Jerad Bryant. These nine simple steps guide you from start to finish.

Close-up of a freshly picked bunch of radishes with bright pink, rounded roots held by a gardener above a raised bed, a great option fot sowing hardy vegetables.

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11 Hardy Vegetables to Sow Indoors in January

It may seem like the middle of the winter, but many slow-growing crops benefit from a headstart indoors to prepare for spring. Join former organic farmer and garden expert Logan Hailey to explore 11 hardy vegetables to sow indoors this month.