Raspberries: How to Plant, Grow and Harvest Raspberries

Raspberries are relatively easy to grow and—with proper care—can bear fruit indefinitely!  Though raspberry

Plums: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Plums

Plums are a good choice for beginner gardeners who want to grow fruit trees. Plum trees are widely adapted,

Pears: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Pears

Pears are a delicious treat that can be grown in a wide range of soils. Pear trees are also easy to make fi

Peaches: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Peaches

Peaches are a well-known, delicious fruit that can be grown right at home. The trick to growing your very o

Citrus: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Lemons, Oranges, Limes, Mandarins, and Tangelos

Although Citrus is a subtropical genus, northern gardeners can grow lemons, oranges, and other citrus trees

Grapes: Planting, Growing and Harvesting Grapevines

Grapes, a long season crop, are often ignored in home gardens, and yet are one of the most widely produced

Figs: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Figs

Figs are a delicious treat that has tropical and subtropical origins. They thrive in areas with long and ho

Cherries: How to Plant, Grow and Harvest Cherries

Sweet cherries are the ones most often found in markets. They have a thick, rich, and almost plumb-like tex

Cantaloupe: How to Plant, Grow and Harvest Muskmelons

What we commonly refer to as ‘cantaloupe’ is actually not true cantaloupe, rather, a type of muskmelon. (Tr

Blueberries: Planting, Growing and Harvesting Blueberry Bushes

The modern blueberry is a 20th century invention. Before the 1900s, the only way to enjoy these North Ameri

Blackberries: Planting, Growing and Harvesting Blackberry Bushes

Blackberries are a very easy fruit to grow. However tempting, do not grow plants unless you are certain the

Apples: How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest Apple Trees

Ever wish you could have an apple orchard in your backyard? You can—in the space of a single tree—if you pl

Turnips: Planting, Growing and Harvesting Turnips

Turnips are a delicious root vegetable that you can grow in your own backyard. Crestock Turn

Tomatoes: Planting, Growing and Harvesting Tomato Plants

Where to buy tomatoes: Burpee Gardening Tomatoes are America’s favorite garden vegetable. (Yes, we technica

Sweet Potato: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Sweet Potatoes

The sweet potato is a warm-season, spreading vegetable of tropical origin. It is a good choice for a garden

Squash and Zucchini: Planting, Growing and Harvesting Squash and Zucchini Plants

Squash is a seasonal vegetable. It is very susceptible to frost and heat damage, but with proper care it wi

Spinach: Planting, Growing and Harvesting Spinach Plants

This super-cold-hardy vegetable is a tender crop that can be planted in very early spring as well as fall a

Radishes: Planting, Growing and Harvesting Radish Plants

radishes at a roadside market Annette McCarthy Radishes are a hardy, cool-season vegetable t

Pumpkins: Planting, Growing and Harvesting Pumpkin Plants

Whether you use them for carving or cooking, pumpkins do not disappoint. Note that pumpkins do require a lo

Potatoes: Planting, Growing and Harvesting Potato Plants

Where to buy potatoes: Burpee Gardening This half hardy vegetable is a culinary staple, and yet is overlook