Toni and John Knoeppel serve family recipes and scratch-made dishes, and each month, they donate their tips to a different ...

Grow these companion plants with cucumber to help improve soil health, keep pests away, and attract beneficial insects as ...

What can tip odds toward your favor, though, is picking fruits that give you the best chance of success in the first place.

Heat mats are the best way to ensure future harvests when you start tomato seeds. Coupled with lights, warmth simulates the ...

Grow juicy, ripe tomatoes no matter how small your space.

Carrots are a cool-season crop that can be grown from seeds in containers. Learn how to grow carrots in containers and select ...

This guide explains how to grow sweet potatoes from slips using containers. It covers planting depth, soil choice, and watering needs. The method works well for patios, balconies, and small gardens.

Spring is just so close and with it - time to sow the seeds. But what do all those words on the packets really mean? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Master Gardener Jessica Damiano, columnist for the AP.

There’s a bit of old gardening wisdom that floats around every spring, and like most good advice, it’s stuck around because it works: Plant your potatoes on St. Patrick’s Day. With March 17 just ...

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Charity Nebbe and Aaron Steil, hosts of Iowa Public Radio's "Garden Variety" podcast.