Growing Guides

Cauliflower has a reputation for being tricky, but the secret is simple: give it cool weather and never let it get thirsty. This guide covers how to grow cauliflower from seed, including the easy Snowball type, from starting seedlings to...

Bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis), also called pak choi, is one of the fastest, most forgiving greens you can grow. This cool-season vegetable goes from seed to crisp, spoon-leaved heads in as little as a month, thrives in spring...

Cabbage is a satisfying, space-friendly crop that rewards a little cool weather with big, firm heads. This guide covers how to grow cabbage from seed across the whole family, from smooth green types to purple-red cabbage and crinkled savoy, and...

Butternut squash is one of the most rewarding crops you can grow from seed, and it earns its space in the garden by keeping for months after harvest. Start with heirloom, non-GMO seed, give the vines room to sprawl in...

Few plants say fall like a pumpkin, and the family is far bigger than the one on the porch. There are small, sweet pie or sugar pumpkins bred for smooth puree and baking; big carving and field pumpkins, the deep-orange...

Detroit Dark Red is the beet most gardeners picture when they think of beets: a smooth, round, deep blood-red root with a sweet, earthy flavor. Introduced over a century ago, it stays the standard all-purpose variety because it is dependable,...

Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is a heat-loving, high-yielding vegetable that rewards a little patience with glossy purple fruit all summer. This guide covers how to grow eggplant from seed the reliable way, starting it indoors on warmth, moving it out only...

Zucchini is one of the most rewarding crops for a beginner: heirloom, non-GMO seeds go straight in the ground, sprout fast in warm soil, and just a plant or two will keep a whole family in fresh squash all summer....

Mustard greens (Brassica juncea), like this heirloom Southern Giant Curled, are one of the fastest, most rewarding greens you can grow. Big frilly leaves with a bold peppery bite go from seed to harvest in about 45 days, thrive in...