One of the most delightful new year’s rituals for backyard food growers is choosing which varieties of vegetables to grow.

Growing herbs indoors during the winter can be rewarding, but it requires some care. Herbs like rosemary, sage, oregano, ...

Across Olmsted County and beyond, more farmers are planting cover crops and experimenting with systems designed to keep ...

Driving up a dirt road to the small produce stand at Bear Butte Gardens just outside Sturgis, one would never imagine the ...

Learn how to grow zucchini and squash vertically to save space, improve airflow, and reduce the risk of disease. This video includes tips for converting an existing squash garden into a vertical setup ...

Pumpkin seeds sitting in someone's hands - Fotoduets/Getty Images We all know the struggle of finding the perfect seeds to grow new plants. And once those tiny seeds spring to life, the reward is pure ...

Every fall, pumpkin growers haul their record-breaking giants onto scales, with some pumpkins weighing more than 2,700 pounds (1,225 kilograms). Yet the world's largest apple barely reaches 4 pounds ...

The fall and pumpkins are synonymous, but that wasn’t always the case. The jack-o’-lantern tradition began in Ireland and Scotland with turnips. At the time, pumpkins weren’t present in the area, and ...

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. — The pumpkin in Tony Scott’s backyard weighs almost as much as a small car. He’s been tending to it for months, feeding it fertilizer and covering it with a blanket at night to ...

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — The pumpkin in Tony Scott’s backyard weighs almost as much as a small car. He’s been tending to it for months, feeding it fertilizer and covering it with a blanket at ...