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Have you ever heard of the delicious fruit called a paw paw? Paw paw trees are the largest edible fruit tree native to North America.

Have you ever tried planting some of your seeds in the fall? Planting your seeds in the fall can give you a head start on your annual beds.

Vertical gardening is having a moment right now. If you’re on the fence about going vertical with your gardening, we did a little digging for some great reasons to give it a try.

Seed starting is as personal and diverse as gardeners are themselves. Even so, if you’re ready to get started indoors with growing from seed, so are we.

Hardening off is the process of preparing your seedlings — all the vegetable plants you’ve been growing and nourishing indoors — for their transition to the great outdoors.

Part one of our three-part series about invasive species! Meet Reid Williamson, co-owner of Sustainable Roots Ecological Restoration, learn about invasive species, how they’ve become a problem, and some ways to deal with them, too.

Part two of our three-part series about invasive species! This one is focused on garlic mustard, and how to make good use of it by making garlic mustard pesto. Recipe included!

Growing food with our dads: a Father’s Day feature by Liesje DoldersumLiesje is a senior writer here at gardenstead, as well as an always-learning vegetable and flower gardener. When I was a kid, my Dutch dad had us (my two brothers, my sister and myself) all working in our huge vegetable garden most days of […]

We’re beyond excited to share the very first episode of our new video podcast, in which Katie and Dan talk about all kinds of good reasons to grow your own food, and chat about a few other gardening-related things, too.