Transforming dried gourds requires a little time, elbow grease—and the right protective gear. The end results, though, are great for hand-crafted creations.

Brood X cicadas emerge from their 17-year slumber this year. Here’s how the cicada could affect your pets, livestock and young trees.

Glass Gem corn is a simple-to-grow flint corn variety. Plant some to grind, pop or just enjoy the simply stunning rainbow of colorful kernels.

The bushel gourd and its relatives need time and space to thrive, but, once dried, the wood-like gourd can be used for a variety of purposes.

Blending old cover crop standbys, like radishes, in new ways can help to protect your soil and fix specific problems.

Shifts in temperature and other climate changes present challenges for growers and farmers, but some folks are working on finding solutions.

Black, indigenous and people of color can now access funding for potential farm projects through BIPOC Farmer Micro-grants offered by the Rodale Institute, which also features programs for veterans and health care workers.

Got a hankering for some rock candy now (and not later)? Follow this recipe, and you can make the sweet treat in mere hours—not days.

With just a few tubers, you can generate scores of new plants for this year’s garden, so why not make this your year to grow some sweet potato slips?

Here’s an update on the mysterious international packages of unsolicited plant seeds sent to mailboxes last summer.