Fruits and vegetables need plenty of nutrients and water to thrive in a garden. California native plants prefer unamended soils and need little water once they’re established. Separation is the key to ...

Perennial vegetables offer a low-maintenance option for edible gardens. These include artichoke, asparagus, lovage, rhubarb, sea kale, and sorrel. Perennial root vegetables include horseradish and ...

The rumors are true: Vegetables aren’t real — that is, in botany, anyway.While the term fruit is recognized botanically as anything that contains a seed or seeds, vegetable is actually a broad ...

Fruits have seeds and come from the flower of plants, while vegetables are roots, stems, or leaves. • Fruits are higher in ...

There are millions of plants on our planet, and inevitably, species from the same family end up looking alike. Wild plants aren't pre-labeled like produce found in a grocery store, and identifying ...

Growing edible perennials along with annuals in your garden adds diversity and beauty. Combine permaculture gardening techniques and edible landscaping ingenuity in your garden by growing perennial ...

BOISE, Idaho — Gardening is all about balance. Whether you grow a lot of flowers, or you grow all vegetables and fruit, try combining both for an edible landscape. On this edition of You Can Grow It, ...