Crop Guides
How to Grow Carrots: Soil, Thinning, Watering & Harvest
Carrots are simple but patient. Learn how to prepare deep soil, get seed to sprout, thin properly and harvest sweet, straight roots.
Crop Guides
Complete growing guides for everyday fruits and vegetables, with spacing, timing, watering and harvest advice for US gardens.
Crop Guides
How to Grow Cucumbers: Planting, Trellising, Pollination & Harvest
Cucumbers love warm soil and a trellis. Learn when to plant, how to space and support them, why fruit fails to set, and how to avoid bitterness.
Crop Guides
How to Grow Lettuce: Timing, Spacing, Heat & Harvest
Lettuce is easy and fast, but only in the right weather. Here is how to time it, space it, keep it from bolting and harvest it for a steady supply.
Crop Guides
How to Grow Tomatoes: Types, Timing, Spacing, Watering & Harvest
A complete tomato growing guide for US gardens: choosing a type, when to plant, spacing, watering, containers, harvest and ripening, based on extension advice.