35 days time-lapse of growing a sweet potato in a water-jar. Sweet potato started to develop slips and consume lots of water, starting from about 2-3 oz/day to peak of around 20 oz/day when the vines ...

Martha Stewart's expert advice for growing perfect pumpkins suggests you plant them at the perimeter of your garden. This placement might be a good way to manage the long, twisting vines of many ...

Overwinter your pepper plants for an early harvest next season. Depending on your region, you can grow them as houseplants or store dormant plants in a cool garage.

Margaret Eby is currently the Deputy Food Director at The Philadelphia Inquirer, and has previously held a position as Senior Editor at MyRecipes, Food & Wine and Food52. Her work has also appeared in ...

If you’ve ever practiced home canning, there’s a distinct sound every canner loves: the ping of a lid sealing to the jar.

Ah, the humble potato. As the hobbits once said, "Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew" — the possibilities are endless. All too often, though, you might see dark spots on your potatoes. Don't ...

I’ve been watching our local weather forecast, and it looks like we are in for some 30-something degree weather. With overnight lows dipping into the lower 30s in the coming ...

Want to keep tender herbs, annuals, and veggies alive through winter, but don’t have a lot of space indoors for growing plants? Taking cuttings of your favorite plants in fall and rooting them either ...

The Indian avocado didn’t have the snob value. The imported ones are expensive. That’s where the December crop of Hass ...