Growing Guides
How to Grow Carrots from Seed: Straight Roots E...
Pull a carrot from the ground and something ancient happens. It doesn't matter how old you are — the moment those orange (or in our case, golden-yellow )...
How to Grow Spinach from Seed: Cool-Season Harv...
Why Grow Spinach from Seed? Nothing from the store matches the sweet, tender texture of just-picked spinach.
How to Grow Kale from Seed: Fall & Spring Plant...
Kale has a secret: it gets sweeter after frost. While the rest of the garden surrenders to autumn, kale stands tall in the cold — its leaves converting...
How to Grow Basil from Seed: Sowing, Pinching, ...
Grow basil from seed: 1/4-inch sowing, warm soil, spacing, pinching flower spikes, watering at the base, and harvesting leaves all summer.
How to Grow Lettuce from Seed: Cool-Season Sala...
Grow lettuce from seed: shallow sowing, cool soil, spacing by type, cut-and-come-again harvest, succession planting, and beating the heat.
How to Grow Cucumbers from Seed: Direct-Sow Suc...
How to grow cucumbers from seed: direct sowing depth, warm soil, hill and row spacing, trellising, watering, and harvesting crisp cucumbers.