A cook recalls how one famous chef led her from stove to garden and back

A cook recalls how one famous chef led her from stove to garden and back

Commercial fig production takes place in California and the Southwest, but gardeners can successfully grow in-ground figs as far north as Massachusetts.

For gardeners who want an early start on bean production, fava beans fit the bill...

In late summer, my neighbor, who has been growing vegetables since the 1930s, cranks up his tiller to make room for fall crops, including a couple of good long rows of kale. Kale is one of the essential winter vegetables, as pretty as it is delicious, and not hard to grow...

With the first frost coming soon, will you tell me which vegetables will survive unprotected in the garden?...

Though it is pretty enough in the garden, celeriac wins no beauty contests on the kitchen counter. The edible part is a knobby root, and its thick skin must be cut away before the cream-colored flesh is revealed. But if your favorite part of celery is the carefully pared bit at the end, celeriac, its close relative, is for you...

A chili pepper's heat comes from the alkaloid capsaicin. Though practically devoid of odor and flavor, capsaicin packs a wallop. The human tongue can detect it in concentrations as low as one drop in 30 million...

There are people who keep their fingers on the pulse of color trends for various reasons, verging from haute couture to house paint, and they're predicting that deep purple is about to happen. So it's time to talk eggplants. Yes, pretty soon all the best-dressed gardens will be in aubergine...