
For the first time, I planted pumpkins. They are a beautiful orange color, but how do I know when they are ripe enough to pick?

I confess that I am obsessed with pumpkins. Whether it is a bowl of mini-pumpkins on a table, a stack of cushaws, luminas and blue

Pumpkins and gourds are a staple of fall decorations outdoors and in my home so I am in the habit of purchasing a truck load

A vegetable garden without blooms is like a cocktail without a garnish. Flowers aren’t essential in a vegetable garden, but they sure make it better.

Even though enthusiasm for gardening has reached an all time high in this country, most of us still don’t grow all of our vegetables. And

One of the great events in my spring vegetable garden is when the garden peas are ready for picking. These peas are one of my

I have a beautiful passionflower. It is growing fantastically in a pot on my deck. Right now it is starting to bear fruit. I was

Onions are one of the most useful vegetables, so it’s a great coincidence that they’re also incredibly easy to grow. They don’t take much space,

Because lettuce and other salad greens germinate so quickly, it’s easy to grow a salad garden inside on a sunny windowsill. What I like to

Each spring I eagerly anticipate starting what I call my salad garden. The season’s cool temperatures are ideal for growing some of my favorite greens.