Husk tomatoes are basically a wild species -- and they're easy to grow.
Last spring, I planted a handful of different types of milkweed in my garden. They hosted several monarch caterpillars this year, though I was never able to find any of the chrysalises.
Yesterday, Uzzi and I were lounging, chewing cud, when Uzzi said, "What’s that?” There was a long-legged, spider-like thing crawling along his back.
Learn how to inoculate a shiitake mushroom log, and grow shiitake mushrooms for production.
Grow oyster mushrooms inside your home—no log required.
I spent yesterday morning digging potatoes. There's probably no more rewarding garden task this time of year.
Watch out for these top diseases and pests that threaten your garlic crop and could keep you from growing this culinary favorite for years to come.
Keep these herbs on your windowsill for easy access to ingredients for adding to recipes and scented crafts.
In the first National Planting Day, groups across the country commit to planting native species to encourage native wildlife and stop the spread of invasive species.
As you can tell from this picture, we had a wicked storm roll through our neighborhood last week.
When the perennial borders do well, so do the American goldfinches. This year is no exception.
In May, I purchased a praying-mantis egg case from a local nursery and put it out into the garden. A few weeks later, the eggs hatched, and initially, several hundred baby praying mantises were clinging to my plants.
