One of my readers asked me recently when a person should dig up her sweet potato vines and harvest her sweet tubers. Despite its name sweet potato is not a true potato. Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) ...

ERASE THE COLD: Prune off any freeze damage caused to gingers, elephant ears, philodendrons, cannas and other herbaceous ...

Spend 200 days off-grid in a remote Vietnamese cabin, expanding a garden and sowing vegetable seeds while embracing the ...

If you would like to know how to grow a big harvest of basil watch this video for my five top tips on basil growing! Self ...

Explore the impact of the community garden at Congregation Beth Or, providing fresh produce to those in need since 2010.

Zinck pole bean, a Nova Scotian variety, was another winner with vigorous vines that produced a heavy crop of bright green ...

The state has announced $779,458 to help improve food access in underserved communities across Massachusetts. The funds, ...

Five essential gardening books for cold-climate food production, from self-sufficiency guides to winter harvest techniques.

A renaissance man is often described as someone accomplished across multiple disciplines, a person whose curiosity, expertise ...

Novice gardeners might have a tendency to add too much fertilizer to the vegetables they're growing, leading to problems with ...

I received an email not long ago that made me sad, but also brought to mind a sweeter, simpler time as well. The email was from The Old Farmer’s Almanac and said: “Dear Friend, it is with a great ...

Hoe! Hoe! Hoe! Hoes! Merry Christmas from Marianne Binetti. Marianne Binetti has a degree in horticulture from Washington State University and is the author of several books. Reach her at ...