Learn how to care for orchids, grow celery in Missouri, plant leaf lettuce and manage garden mulch with these expert tips.

Celery can be a fussy vegetable plant to grow as it doesn’t like too hot or too cold conditions. But once you’ve got it growing happily, celery will provide you with plenty of crispy, fresh stalks ...

"The seeds are tiny and can be planted directly into the garden soil or in a shallow container," says Jentz. "Cover them with a fine layer of soil and water in well. Lettuce prefers rich garden soil ...

This is a good time to amend the garden and raised beds with organic compost. Layer it to replenish nutrients lost in the winter rains. Lightly mix it into the top 6 to 10 inches of in-ground soil or ...

This week, tackle common parenting problems—like how to get your toddler to actually enjoy eating their vegetables—with the ...

A carrot top hits the trash. A scallion root dries out on the counter. A pineapple crown gets sliced off and forgotten. That routine throws away more than scraps. It tosses out potential. With a ...

Here's how to make the most of warmer spring soil.

The results were even more disparate than the team had expected. Of the more than 1,200 taxonomic groups of microbes identified by all the tests combined, just three microbial genera were present in ...

Perennial crops put food on the table year after year. It is a joy to gather kale from the kitchen garden, to cut the first ...

A simple swap with big flavor.

March is when plants start really growing again, and Monty Don has a few simple tasks that can be done now to give gardens ...

Drawing on his family’s foraging traditions, Stina’s chef Bobby Saritsoglou is showing Philly there’s more to Greek food than lamb and gyros.