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Vegetables

6 Tips for New Vegetable Gardeners

Just starting out? We can help.

Handling, Harvesting and Storing Veggies

Find the most effective ways to enjoy homegrown asparagus, beans, cabbage and other crops.

Why Grow Tomatoes in Containers

Here are a few reasons why you might want to consider growing tomatoes in a container.

Shade Tolerant Vegetables

Got shade? Don't let that stop you from growing your own vegetables.

Winter Sowing Vegetable Seeds

See how you can use inexpensive mini greenhouses to start vegetables from seed.

Organic Edibles for Small Spaces

Join the growing trend—try growing fruits and vegetables on patios and decks, in containers and small plots.

Fruits

Growing Day Neutral Strawberries

Strawberry plants that produce fruit all summer long? They exist and you can grow them in the Upper Midwest! Learn how.

Organic Edibles for Small Spaces

Join the growing trend—grow fruits and vegetables on patios and decks, in containers and small plots.

Apple Tree Pruning Made Easy

Learn how to prune your tree, look for disease and dead limbs and get as many apples as possible.

Growing Fruits in Minnesota

Fruits are perennials, so they require a bit more commitment than vegetables. That said, they can still be well worth the effort.

Caring for Espalier Fruit Trees

Learn how espalier creates functional, edible art on your landscape.

How to Grow Pears

Hardy pear trees grow in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 and 4—and they can be even easier to manage than their relative, the apple!

Herbs

Preserving Herbs: Ideas and Infusions

From pestos to herb vinegars, here are 4 ways to preserve herbs this winter.

Disease Resistant Basils

Basil Downy Mildew disease and a desire for something different have led gardeners to search for disease resistant varieties of basil.

Plant Herbs for Pollinators

Herbs are great plants for butterfly larvae, and they're a favorite of bees and other pollinators as well.

Recipes

APPLE

Apple Chutney

ASPARAGUS

Spring Asparagus Salad

BASIL

Pineapple Basil Margarita

Fresh Basil Pesto

Watermelon Basil Ice Cream

BORAGE

Cucumber Borage Lemonade

CARROT

Carrot ginger dressing

CHIVES

Tuscan Potato Salad

CUCUMBER

Cucumber Borage Lemonade

DANDELION

Dandelion Jelly

EGGPLANT

Ratatouille

FENNEL

Fennel & Red Pepper Salad

GINGER

Carrot ginger dressing

LAVENDER

Lavender Bees Knees Cocktail

MINT

Strawberry Mint Smoothie

PARSLEY

Parsley Smoothie

Tuscan Potato Salad

PEA SHOOTS

Pea Shoot Pesto

PEAR

Caramel Spice Pear Butter

PEPPER

Fennel & Red Pepper Salad

Ratatouille

POTATO

Tuscan Potato Salad

PUMPKIN

Crusted Pumpkin Wedges

Pumpkin Bread

RADISH

Radish Butter—coming soon!

RHUBARB

Rhubarb Compote

Rhubarb Salsa—coming soon!

SAGE

Sage Honey Syrup—coming soon!

STRAWBERRY

Strawberry Mint Smoothie

Strawberry Ice Cream

Basic Sweet Cream

TOMATO

Fried Green Tomatoes

Cherry Tomato Vanilla Bean Jam

Ratatouille

WATERMELON

Sweet & Spicy Watermelon Salad

Watermelon Basil Ice Cream

Have a favorite recipe that uses ingredients from your garden? Email us and we'll share it here!

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