When the cold winds start howling and your backyard garden turns into a frozen wasteland, most people assume the fresh harvest season is over. But here’s the secret your great-grandparents knew by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I know I’m not the only gardener who would love to pull fresh herbs and veggies from my raised beds year-round. Unfortunately, my ...

Imagine stepping into a cool underground cellar in the dead of winter and pulling out fresh, crisp vegetables like they were just harvested yesterday. No grocery store runs, no bags of wilted greens, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person wearing gardening gloves shows off freshly picked carrots and beets in a vegetable garden - Viktor ...

I had a banner year for root crops this year, and storage is a problem. For the past few years I had been storing root crops in a spare fridge, or in an old 25-gallon crock with a plywood lid in my ...

In this episode, Don and John discuss how to store your hard-earned harvest, specifically carrots, potatoes and other root vegetables.

At the end of the year, the focus is on closing down the growing space. When it’s too cold outside, plants can’t grow without significant struggle and pampering. So it makes sense to put away the ...

Here are a few tips about buying and storing root vegetables: • When shopping, look for root vegetables with firm flesh and smooth skin. Avoid any that have mushy spots. Smaller veggies usually taste ...

Root vegetables thrive in cooler weather, and many gardeners don't realize that this also makes them perfect for fall planting and extended harvesting. "Fall gardening not only takes advantage of warm ...

Root vegetables last longer in dry, dark, and cool places. The absence of light prevents them from sprouting, and the lack of moisture helps avert rotting, which is why your kitchen might actually be ...

Vegetables are essential for everyday meals, from efo riro (vegetable soup) and edikang ikong (vegetable soup, but Efik) to yam porridge and fried rice. When you store correctly, you prevent waste and ...