Certain vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, peas, and beans have self-pollinating flowers and need little to no special care ...

The disease-resistant Abe Lincoln heirloom tomato was introduced in Illinois in 1923. Courtesy MelindaMyers.com Be a part of history ...

Seed saving can be as easy or elaborate as you want to make it. By saving your own seed you can cut costs, preserve that ...

Ryan Pankau shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander seed saving tips to save seeds for next year Learn how to save seeds from ...

Before seed companies, seed racks, and seed catalogs came along, vegetable gardeners ensured their plantings for the following year by saving their own seeds. Our foregardeners would look for the ...

Question: I want to save seeds from some of my summer veggies. What are some tips for saving seeds—particularly from tomatoes? Answer: With fall arriving soon, it’s an ideal time to collect seeds for ...

The abundance from summer vegetable gardens is extended through the winter and beyond by methods of canning, freezing and drying. But you can also give your summer vegetables a longer life span by ...

It’s always a bit sad to see our summer vegetable gardens peter out as the season comes to a close. Those once-verdant plants are now fading as the long, hot summer takes its toll. Though harvests of ...

Are you looking for something different to grow in your vegetable garden this year? Do you want to find a fun way to engage young kids in the garden? Would you like to have something different to show ...