veggie garden - Fine Gardening

  • fava beans
    How-To

    Basics of Growing Fava Beans

    I had never met a fava bean until I moved to Northern California in the early 1980s and started my market garden. I noticed that the local Italian folks seemed…

  • dwarf tomatoes
    Design

    Dwarf Tomatoes Produce Abundant Fruit With a Small Plant

    Imagine it—stocky, handsome tomato plants that need less-aggressive staking, rarely exceed 5 feet in height, and ­offer fruit choices in different sizes and colors. Want more? OK, they taste delicious.…

  • Planted rows of different vegetables in the garden.
    Kitchen Gardening

    New Veggie Varieties to Try This Year

    For what seems like 8 million years, I have grown ‘Tomatoberry’. It’s a small cherry tomato variety that is not rare or superflashy, but it works well for me, so…

  • growing southern vegetables in the north
    How-To

    4 Iconic Southern Vegetables to Grow in Your Northern Garden

    Just because you garden in the Northeast doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy fresh southern veggies. Let's face it—in the North it can be nearly impossible to find fresh collard…

  • new veggie garden tools
    How-To

    New Veggie Garden Tools for 2023

    With these transplant tongs, you’ll never damage your seedlings again How many times have you tried to ease your seedlings out of their tray only to shear off some of…

  • award-winning okra
    Design

    ‘Candle Fire’ Okra Is Beautiful and Bountiful

    Okra is no stranger to vegetable gardens, especially in the South, but this selection is right at home in ornamental as well as kitchen garden plantings. ‘Candle Fire’ has beautiful…

  • urban garden with reconfiguration of beds
    Design

    Kathy’s Urban Garden

    Today we’re featuring an urban garden in New York City. My husband, Ian, and I (Kathy) live in a small house on a 100-foot by 25-foot lot in Queens, New…

  • almost ripe butternut squash
    How-To

    Late-Fall Chores in the Northern California Vegetable Garden

    One of the best things about vegetable gardening here in Northern California, is that there’s seldom any true downtime. Whether it is winter, spring, summer, or fall, there are chores…

  • growing shallots
    How-To

    Growing Shallots in the Southern Plains

    Shallots (Allium cepa var. aggregatum and cvs.) are expensive to purchase in the store, which is one reason I like to grow my own. A member of the allium or…

  • Late-Season Kale
    How-To

    Growing Late-Season Kale for Extended Color, Texture, and Taste

    As we settle into our summer gardens in the Midwest, the autumn seems to be in the distant future. However, the fall season always seems to arrive before we know…