The way we classify fruits overlaps with foods we perceive as vegetables, making the entire system even more difficult to ...

Check out the nursery, online websites, and garden books for new plant varieties that use less water. In a drought year, ...

My neighbor starts planting his vegetable garden a month before I do. I’m worried about frost if I plant too early. What do you recommend?

St. Patrick’s Day for gardeners is considered the beginning of the vegetable planting season. Irish potatoes can be planted now. Asparagus and rhubarb are the two perennial vegetables to get ...

Get pruning. Most deciduous trees and shrubs (those that lose their leaves in autumn), including fruit trees, should be ...

Before too long, it will be time to start planting vegetables — at least some vegetables.

The Roca brothers redefined Catalan cuisine. Now, with the opening of a new hotel and restaurant, they're taking things even ...

Rosemary and sage are long-lived shrubs. Oregano, marjoram, mint, lemon balm, sorrel, chives, and catnip are herbaceous ...

Planted tomatoes in Reno’s warm spell only to see them freeze? Here’s how to prep your garden for unpredictable spring weather.

We all know peppers are now like gold; very costly! Peppers, both hot and sweet varieties, are excellent crops for home ...

Fruit. Although kiwi vines generally need a colder winter than Southern California’s in order to flower and fruit, the Fuzzy ...

Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op now has the rare ability to control exactly when its fruit is harvested and delivered.