Growing Edibles

Green pepper seeds need to be started indoors six to eight weeks before the last frost. Only warm weather areas can seed green peppers directly into the garden. Picking green peppers during their...

Pepper plants are popular for gardens. Peppers are generally easy to grow and maintain; they produce beautiful, waxy plants; and the colorful peppers add a bright spot to any garden. Moreover, you...

Both hot and sweet peppers are commonly grown in the home garden. As long as the weather stays warm, peppers are reasonably low-maintenance, agreeable plants. Though planting seedlings from your...

Apple trees are generally low-maintenance trees, so long as they remain free of pests and diseases. However, seedlings require some special care so that they grow into healthy adult trees. Proper...

Banana peppers are also known as banana chiles or yellow wax peppers. Banana peppers are four to six inches long and are yellow and shaped like a banana. They aren't hot like jalapenos, and have a...

Starting your own peppers indoors gives you the advantage of enjoying them on your dinner table earlier in the season. In harsh climates, indoor germination prevents seed loss from frost heave and...

Watermelon is one of the most popular summer and fall fruits. Large watermelons are great for parties and they make beautiful baskets for fruit salad. It is a warm season, annual fruit, that can...

Planting onion seedlings instead of sowing onion seed in the garden results in faster harvest. Transplanted onions mature five to 10 days faster than direct-seeded onions, according to the Ontario...

Planting your own seeds from fresh apples is quick and easy to do. It is also a fun activity to share with children as they will love to learn about the process of how a tree grows from a seed....

Gardeners with ample growing room often enjoy growing at least a small watermelon patch to provide a home-grown treat for the months of summer. Choose a watermelon variety suited for your growing...

Carambola, commonly known as "star fruit", is a plant native to tropical lowlands of India, Malaysia and Indonesia. It is a medium-small tree with drooping branches, growing to 20ft-30ft...

The dewberry is a trailing, shrub-like plant that produces purple-red berries that look similar to raspberries. Dewberries are naturally found growing throughout eastern Canada and the United...

Japanese eggplants differ from the common varieties in several ways. They are small, long and thin, and more tender than the larger eggplants. The richly colored purple-black vegetable is...

The Brassica family is made up of vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage. They are popular spring garden crop. They easily can be started from seed and moved outdoors before the last...

Paw paw is the largest native fruit in North America. It still grows wild across the United States, especially in the Mississippi Valley. Paw paws are becoming popular again as a tree fruit. They...

Ground cherries, also called Cape Gooseberries, are a relative of the tomato and tomatillo. They are native to southern Europe but have been grown in North America for more than a century. Growing...

Looking to start your own garden this year? Skip the expense of purchasing seedlings and grow them yourself. If you start your plants indoors approximately 6 weeks before planting (about 4 weeks...

If you live in the colder regions of the United States - USDA zones 5 and below - the brussels sprout could be the best friend your kitchen garden ever had. Not only does it shrug off cold spells...

No lover of authentic Mexican cuisine would be without a steady supply of tomatillos. Fortunately, these green gems with the odd, papery skin are a cinch to grow. As you'd expect from a...