Kitchen Garden

  • Planted rows of different vegetables in the garden.
    Kitchen Gardening

    New Veggie Varieties to Try This Year

    For what seems like 8 million years, I have grown ‘Tomatoberry’. It’s a small cherry tomato variety that is not rare or superflashy, but it works well for me, so…

  • An arbor trellis with hanging gourds
    Design

    Cool Trellising Ideas

    A trellis is a utilitarian thing. Normally, vines scramble along the ground until they find something to climb on. We gardeners, always seeking to help a plant out, are smart…

  • close up of raised bed filled with mature greens
    Design

    Keith’s Vegetable Garden

    We’re visiting with Keith Irvine today, who gardens in chilly Zone 3 in Oxdrift, Ontario. We visited Keith’s garden before (Keith's Zone 3 Garden). I would have to say that…

  • perfect rows of vegetable crops in a large garden bed
    Design

    Gardening in North Dakota

    Today’s photos are from Shiloh in Williston, North Dakota, a chilly spot at the edge of Zones 3 and 4, but that doesn’t stop Shiloh from having a beautiful, productive…

  • growing southern vegetables in the north
    How-To

    4 Iconic Southern Vegetables to Grow in Your Northern Garden

    Just because you garden in the Northeast doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy fresh southern veggies. Let's face it—in the North it can be nearly impossible to find fresh collard…

  • award-winning okra
    Design

    ‘Candle Fire’ Okra Is Beautiful and Bountiful

    Okra is no stranger to vegetable gardens, especially in the South, but this selection is right at home in ornamental as well as kitchen garden plantings. ‘Candle Fire’ has beautiful…

  • growing shallots
    How-To

    Growing Shallots in the Southern Plains

    Shallots (Allium cepa var. aggregatum and cvs.) are expensive to purchase in the store, which is one reason I like to grow my own. A member of the allium or…

  • Late-Season Kale
    How-To

    Growing Late-Season Kale for Extended Color, Texture, and Taste

    As we settle into our summer gardens in the Midwest, the autumn seems to be in the distant future. However, the fall season always seems to arrive before we know…

  • growing garlic
    How-To

    Tips and Tricks for Growing Garlic

    If you’ve been to a farmer’s market this July and August, no doubt you have feasted your eyes on gorgeous bulbs of garlic, freshly pulled from the earth just weeks…

  • currants
    How-To

    A Pro’s Tips for Growing Currants

    March is a busy time at our hillside nursery in Vermont, where we grow all kinds of cold-hardy fruits, nuts, and berries. We grow about a dozen types of cur­rants.…