We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you're a beginner vegetable gardener, there's a lot you may not know. For one thing, not all produce is worth raising yourself; some fruits ...

Because fresh produce doesn't have to end once summer does. Fall brings hoodies, Halloween, and a chance to focus on plants that thrive in cool temperatures. Whether you want to grow vegetables you ...

Check your local freeze date to choose vegetables for October planting. Fast-maturing cool-season crops are ideal for late fall harvests. Hardy plants like garlic and kale go dormant in winter and ...

It’s time to get ready for fall vegetable gardening. We know, we know: It’s still hot outside. Falling leaves and crisp autumn air feel an eternity away. But for some of our favorite cool-season ...

It’s okay to plant hardy perennials and shrubs 4–6 weeks before the ground freezes. Don't plant if the first expected fall ...

Most people associate summer with vegetable gardens. As fall arrives, we tend to put the garden to bed, but it’s not too late to continue to enjoy your garden and to add new plantings. You can grow a ...

Your Fall Garden Superstars Fall is spinach's season. Spring-planted spinach bolts.Fall spinach thrives. Swiss chard remains ...

Garden peas are considered the sweetest fresh vegetables to grow in your Brazos Valley home garden. Peas are legume-type plants that have nodules on their roots, which take nitrogen from the air in ...

Nobody can out-garden Mother Nature. I don’t care how many certificates, degrees, or other accolades you have framed and hung on your wall or how much dirt is stuck under your fingernails — weather ...

Harvesting at the right stage is important to the quality of the vegetables, but there's no single answer on when to do it.

Fall is an ideal time for gardening in the High Desert due to more moderate temperatures. Local groups are offering gardening classes and seed swaps to help the community. Root vegetables like garlic, ...