The Greenhouse Archives

Tips for healthier, hardier harvests with this craveable cover crop. Sacramento gardeners spend their summer obsessing over one favorite crop:

Prepare to plant: Parsley, chives, basil, and more add fragrance and flair to mealtime. Vivian Sellers knows her herbs. At

Tips for growing oranges, lemons, limes, mandarins, and more that are delicious and resilient. From Orangevale to Citrus Heights, the

Fruitful Idea A warm spring brought larger-than-usual fruit loads to many backyard trees — and an abundance of homegrown produce. While a

Squash Summer Pests Squash bugs and aphids sure can suck the joy out of your summer garden — especially if

The Greenhouse: Digging for Answers Curious about what’s attacking your plants? Before you search for an answer on Google, try

Saving the Planet, One Banana Peel at a Time Composting — the process of turning organic waste into usable fertilizer

The carefully crafted seeds of a new industry.

Chili Smith Family Foods is on hand to help make cooking and eating beans both easy and delicious.

What’s great about leeks is that they’re always fresh and versatile

I remember, as a boy, my impatience for the apricots to ripen in late spring.

Residents — many first-generation immigrants from Ukraine, Russia, and Mexico — have made it clear that they plan to keep this place.