Are carrots healthy? Are they really a super food for you? You bet they are! Carrots are loaded with vitamins and minerals, simply rich with nutrients that are beneficial to  …

Yes, the summer is officially over—and our gardens are starting to transition. But, that's a good thing, because there's so much more life in your garden ... and so much  …

When I was a kid in school, we were assigned to read Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The May-Pole of Merry Mount”—a narrative that takes place in 1600s Colonial Massachusetts at  …

Growing rosemary from seed is, let's face it, a huge pain. The germination rate of rosemary seed is only 15 to 50%, so you’ll have to plant way more than  …

If you love kumquats, or just love the idea of having a little kumquat tree in your sunroom, you might wonder if it's possible to grow a kumquat tree indoors.  …

Thyme comes in two main types: culinary and ornamental. Within each type, you’ll find varieties that are prostrate (low-lying and spreading) or upright (growing tall). Luckily, many thyme varieties look  …

Want healthy onions? Plant them in the right place, at the right time, in the right soil! Growing onions isn't very hard, but like all of us, they have preferences  …

Have you ever wondered if you can grow cherry trees from pits? Admittedly, this is a long process—up to seven years to fruit—but it can be done, and it’s much  …

Remember the old adage “April showers bring May flowers”—meant to express optimism about next month’s blooming gardens? Because, traditionally, April can be a very wet month that results in beautiful blossoms  …

Sunchocola Tomatoes are a chocolate-red hybrid variety of cherry tomatoes with sweet, smoky flavor. Sunchocola cherry tomatoes have juicy texture and balanced flavor with low acidity and high sugar content.  …