Size, color and timing are all factors that determine when to pick your garden carrots.

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Use this trick of shifting planting dates to manage harvests of edible plants or flowers.

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Plant a deliciously decorative sphere of lettuces and greens.

Loaded with nutrients, including beta carotene and vitamin C, kale is good…and good for you.

Learn how to grow crisp greens and veggies for homemade salads.

Count on winter annuals to add color to the garden’s frosty—or even snowy—season. Learn which annuals survive winter cold.

Raise your culinary sights by growing different types of winter squash. These nutritious vegetables boast delicious flavor.

Tips for turning that avocado pit into a thriving avocado tree and your next bowl of guacamole.

Tips for growing these love 'em or hate 'em brassicas and how to pollinate your squash.

Tickle your taste-buds with homegrown taters. You'll savor a heaping harvest with these easy tips for success.

Peas are a can't-fail, early spring pleasure. Learn how to add these edible beauties to your vegetable garden.

Author Craig LeHoullier shares 30 years' of gardening experience on growing over 200 delicious varieties.

With sweet potatoes growing in popularity every year, you'll want to try these tricks for planting your own.

Raise a crop of squash in your compost pile for an easy-grows-it harvest.

Get tips for growing, harvesting and cooking your bumper crop of zucchini.

The “little squash” scores big in this summer quick bread.

Growing garden vegetables is just a dinner or lunch away.

These tips will teach you how to reap bigger, better and more plentiful produce.

Tips for keeping your tomato plants on track.

Extend the season by ripening year-end crops indoors.

It’s possible to grow any kind of tomato in a container, but it’s important to match the size of the pot to the size of the plant.

Learn how to get started growing tomatoes indoors — even in the winter.

Learn how to plant pumpkin seeds with our expert advice—and you can grow your own pumpkins for pennies a pound.

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