Growing Guides

Marigolds (Tagetes) are the friendly workhorse of the summer garden. They sprout in days, bloom in a matter of weeks, and ask for almost nothing but sun and lean soil. Gardeners have edged their vegetable beds with them for generations,...

Bistro is a compact, early bush pea prized for heavy yields on short, tidy vines that need very little support. As a cool-season legume, it's direct-sown in early spring and again in fall, thriving before summer heat sets in. The...

Vates, also called Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch, is a compact, hardy kale with tightly curled blue-green leaves. It is quick to harvest at around 55 days and stays low and neat, making it ideal for small beds and containers. Vates...

Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) are a cottage-garden favorite, sending up tall spikes of ruffled, dragon-jaw blooms in nearly every color and making one of the best cut flowers a home garden can grow. They are slow to start from seed and...

Early Texas White is an early, mild, flat white onion of the Texas Early White Grano and Bermuda type. As a short-day variety it forms bulbs quickly in spring and grows best in the South, reaching harvest in about 90...

Marglobe is a classic 1920s heirloom slicing tomato that has earned its place in gardens for a century. This determinate plant sets smooth, deep-red, medium-large globes in reliable, heavy crops, then ripens most of them over a few weeks in...

Crystal White Wax is a flat, mild, sweet white onion of the classic Crystal Wax or White Bermuda type. As a short-day variety it bulbs early and is best suited to Southern gardens, reaching full size in about 90 days....

Floradade is a red slicing tomato bred in Florida for gardeners who face heat, humidity, and disease pressure. It grows on a sturdy, determinate bush and sets firm, smooth, round red fruit of medium size with a clean, classic tomato...

Bush Provider is one of the most trusted early snap beans, and a favorite of gardeners who want a dependable crop with as little fuss as possible. What sets it apart is its tolerance for cooler, damper soil, which lets...