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If you’ve ever read gardening blogs (and I know you’re reading this one, so you’re on the right track!), you’ve probably come across posts about gardening in small spaces. My question to most of them is—are they for real? Sure, they look beautiful, but how many of us actually have a garden that look...

It’s finally time to plant sweet corn, and we’re excited to share some of our top-performing varieties with you. If you prefer the classic taste of white sweet corn, we highly recommend Avalon Triple Sweet, an 82-day variety that delivers exceptionally sweet and tender kernels. For those who love ye...

Last year, we installed raised beds in our small kitchen garden, taking advantage of some free, massive beams and the ability to build them ourselves (thank you, Dad!). With the beds in place, we finally found a use for the mountain of bricks we had dug up from our yard. (We seem to "grow"...

This season, we decided to include peppers in our trials, primarily because one of our longtime favorite bell peppers is soon to be discontinued. To find a worthy replacement, we planted 11 varieties of sweet bell peppers.

Five of these stood out for their impressive sweetness and good size: Double U...