Dreaming of harvesting fresh vegetables from your own garden but limited by a small balcony, patio, or yard? Container ...

Just like growing your own food, saving your own seed is another great way to ensure you are in control of your own food ...

Just like growing your own food, saving your own seed is another great way to ensure you are in control of your own food ...

Smiling through the overwhelm of the huge late-season harvest, gardeners often deploy the genial phrase, “dealing with abundance.” Although mounds of produce is a gift like no other, it comes with a ...

Our fading summer leaves introduce us to colors of orange, brown and yellow, but demanding our attention are the bright orange pumpkins ...

Butternut squash is ready to harvest in the fall. Here's how to know when it's ripe to pick from the garden, store and cure ...

There's a lot to love about squash. The mild, malleable, flavorful vegetable can be endlessly reinvented into dozens of different dishes. And there are so many varieties! From thick-skinned ...

If you can't bring your terra-cotta pots all the way inside for winter, you can still keep them safe from cold weather damage ...

Gardening can be challenging, especially if it's your first time. Our gardening writer plants garlic every fall and says it's ...

Cool season vegetables do not include any winter squash. All squash are warm season vegetables. They all begin their growing season in early spring to grow through summer. Their foliage begins to fade ...

Order Seeds Early One of the most important tips for growing plants from seed has to do with timing. Seed companies get busy in winter and early spring as they fill orders on a first-come, first-serve ...

Walk into any grocery store, or better yet, your local farmers’ market this time of year, and you’ll likely see bins overflowing with seasonal squash in dozens of colors, shapes and sizes. Knowing the ...