Growing Guides

Large Cherry is an heirloom-style, indeterminate cherry tomato prized for its prolific clusters of round, bright-red fruit that ripen in about 70 days. Because it is indeterminate, the plant grows as a tall vine and keeps setting new clusters all...

Red Beefsteak is the classic garden slicing tomato, the big, deep-red fruit most people picture when they think of a home-grown tomato. It is an indeterminate (vining) heirloom that keeps growing and producing all season, so plants climb tall and...

Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera) are a patient gardener's reward: tall stalks lined with rows of tight little cabbage-like buttons that taste sweetest after a fall frost. This cool-season crop needs a long, steady season and a cold finish,...

Okra is one of those crops that rewards a little patience with a whole summer of harvests. Clemson Spineless is a heirloom, non-GMO favorite that loves heat, which is why it has been a Southern garden staple for generations. Once...

Kohlrabi is the friendly alien of the vegetable garden: a swollen, crisp stem that grows just above the soil and tastes like a sweeter, milder broccoli. It is also one of the fastest crops you can grow. This guide covers...

Cucumbers are one of the most rewarding crops for a summer garden: give them warmth, sun, and steady water and a few plants will hand you crisp fruit for weeks, from the salad bowl to the pickle jar. This guide...

Celery (Apium graveolens) has a reputation for being tricky, and it earns it: the seeds are tiny and slow, the season is long, and the plants want steady water from start to finish. But learn how to grow celery with...

Rapini (Brassica rapa var. ruvo), also called broccoli rabe, is a fast, cool-season green grown for its tender stems, leaves, and broccoli-like buds all at once. It is a leafy cousin of the turnip, not broccoli, and carries a pleasant...

Broccoli is one of the most rewarding cool-season crops you can grow, and homegrown heads are noticeably sweeter than anything at the store. This guide walks you through how to grow broccoli from seed, from starting seedlings indoors to timing...