Turmeric is a bold spice that can double as a houseplant, offering a colorful harvest. The process is simple, but you'll need to have some patience.

A gardener caring for a small herb plant on her balcony. - Sana Grebinets/Getty Images Growing your own edible garden can save you money during your trips to the grocery store and keep your pantry ...

Imagine walking into your kitchen on an early spring morning when the snow still threatens to delay blooming plants outside. You can harvest a handful of fresh, vibrant greens on your counter for your ...

Extreme weather events, from heavy rainfall to heat waves and droughts, are increasingly threatening crop yields globally, so new solutions are needed for agriculture.

The turmeric plant (Curcuma longa) is a perennial plant grown for its flavorful, deep orange rhizomes. And when you know how to grow turmeric at home, you can enjoy both the flavorful rhizomes and ...

Many gardeners never think about growing vegetables indoors. But with the right balance of light, water, and warmth, you can grow lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, and many other food crops inside ...

I read with interest your last column on growing greens indoors, and was reminded of a program I heard on NPR about the trend toward growing more food at home. On the program they talked about adding ...

If you’re planning to start seeds indoors this season, you likely know you’ll need a growing medium (packaged, sterile seed-starting mix is ideal), a sunny windowsill or grow lights and, of course, ...

Released in September as a corollary of a previous Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations report, the ...

Chippewa Falls students are learning advanced ways to grow food indoors, and the produce is being used to help provide fresh vegetables to the school kitchens. “We’re calling it our Farm-to-School ...