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All Stories by Story Category : Fruits, Vegetables, & Other Edibles

A citrus tree for me, In Marin?

  • Karen Hamblett

A Salad Garden

  • Julie Monson

A tomato for every garden

  • Jennifer Kinion

All Kinds of Tomatoes

  • Martha Proctor

April's the month to plant for a summer full of tasty tomatoes

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Asparagus

  • Marybeth Kampman

Bare root fruit trees a delicious idea

  • Marie Narlock

Bare root plants are primed to grow

  • Diane Lynch

Berries all summer long

  • Martha Proctor

Berries can be a delicious addition to your backyard

  • Marie Narlock

Blossom end rot...and what to do about it?

  • Wendy Irving

Bountiful berries

  • Sara O’Keefe

Bringing Back the Victory Gardens

  • Marie Narlock

Brrr – It’s cold out there!

  • Jane Scurich

Citron and Buddha's Hand

  • Marybeth Kampman

Citrus ideal for California gardens

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Citrus offers a slice of history

  • Marie Narlock

Cocktails from your garden

  • Wendy Irving

Control disease spread in your garden

  • Marty Nelson

Cultivating your own food doesn't have to cost a bundle

  • Marybeth Kampman

Deal with garden’s pests and diseases now

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Debunking the myths about growing tomatoes

  • Marie Narlock

Demonstration garden a way to learn best practices for growing your own edibles

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Do you have a fig tree? Be on the lookout for the black fig fly.

  • Steven Swain, Environmental Horticulture Advisor, and Marin Master Gardener James Campbell

Dormant season spraying

  • Martha Proctor

Dormant spray

  • Martha Proctor

Drought-adapted herbs perfect for your Marin garden

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Embracing native edibles in your garden: hazelnuts, grapes, and huckleberries

  • Pamela Noensie

Fire pear blight, what to look for, and how to control it

  • Martha Proctor

Flower power — edibles are full of antioxidants

  • Barbara Robertson

Flowers but no Fruit? Suspect pollination problems.

  • Marty Nelson

Friends among plants

  • Marty Nelson

Fruit trees, other plants need dormancy brought on by the cold

  • Martha Proctor

Fruit trees, other plants need dormancy brought on by the cold

  • Martha Proctor

Fruit trees: impulse buyers beware

  • Marie Narlock

Get into grafting

  • Jane Scurich

Get your garden ready for winter vegetables

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Give new fruit trees a good start

  • Marty Nelson

Give your tomatoes TLC to combat disease, minimize pests

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Glean insight into your plants at farmers markets

  • Marie Narlock

Gorgeous artichokes are easy to grow for food or flowers

  • Julie McMillan

Green Gulch Farm horticulturalist shares principles for growing food organically

  • Katie Martin

Grow a fall edible garden

  • Sara O’Keefe

Growing a salad garden in a pot

  • Marybeth Kampman

Growing edibles in wintertime

  • Marie Narlock

Growing olives at home

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Growing tomatoes from seed to salad

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Growing vegetables the lazy way

  • Marie Narlock

Harvest herbs now for year-round culinary adventures

  • Juliana Jensen

Have you ever thought about fungi?

  • Diane Lynch

Healthy citrus trees require year-round care

  • Wendy Irving

Herbs for all seasons

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Herbs for what ail you

  • D. F. Braun

Herbs in the Garden: Ancient History and Modern Use

  • D.F. Braun

Herbs with History

  • Barbara J. Euser

Holiday gifts to share from your herb garden

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Homegrown edibles all year round

  • Marty Nelson

How climate change may impact fruiting trees’ chill time

  • Martha Proctor

How to choose a tomato plant

  • Martha Proctor

How to get the best harvest from your edibles

  • Anne Marie Walker

How to give your citrus trees the care they need

  • Martha Proctor

How to prepare your edible garden for winter

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Hydroponically grown veggies gaining in popularity

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

It’s bare root season!

  • Alanna Hickey

It’s easy to grow a family garden

  • Jane Scurich

Keys for planting a symbiotic blend of edibles

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Kiwi, gooseberries and passion fruit offer shade and tasty rewards

  • Jennifer Kinion

Know what, when and how to plant for good eats ahead

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Know when to harvest your garden’s bounty

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Learn to grow your own, organically

  • Marie Narlock

Love mushrooms? You can grow your own

  • James Campbell

Make herbal gifts from the garden

  • Diane Lynch

Make Time for Garlic

  • Jennifer Kinion

Many consider purslane a weed, but it's a powerhouse of nutrition

  • Marybeth Kampman

Marin's climate is perfect for growing grapes, and arbors give them support

  • Barbara J. Euser

Marin's Mediterranean climate ideal for growing olives

  • Barbara J. Euser

Marin's weather often to blame for paltry tomato crop

  • Nanette Londeree

Microgreens deliver intense flavors, are easy to g row

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Native edibles from plot to plate

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Native edibles from plot to plate

  • Anne Marie Walker

New threat to citrus trees

  • Wendy Irving

No matter your space, there’s room for growing edibles in containers

  • Fay Mark

Olive trees fit perfectly in Marin's Mediterranean-like climate

  • Jennifer Kinion

Organic demonstration garden hosts Master Gardener workshops

  • Marie Narlock

Our existence depends on seeds, but we are losing biodiversity

  • Marie Narlock

Plant a persimmon or pomegranate, perfect for Marin

  • Julie McMillan

Plant a persimmon tree for bright color and delicious fruit

  • Julie McMillan

Plant a tomato rainbow in your garden

  • Diane Lynch

Plant grapevines now for decades of enjoyment

  • Julie McMillan

Planting for year-round harvests

  • Juliana Jensen

Planting Spring Vegetables

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Pome trees a striking addition to gardens and practical

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Pomegranates are made for drought

  • Marie Narlock

Popular tomato plant market returns next Saturday

  • Julie McMillan

Properly pruning fruit trees promotes healthy growth

  • Martha Proctor

Scented Geraniums As Culinary Treats

  • Jane Scurich

Shot hole disease

  • Martha Proctor

Simple steps to a water wise salad garden

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Snack Time in the Garden

  • Annie Spiegelman

Spring Puttering - Now is a perfect time to start planning a kitchen garden

  • Jennifer Kinion

Spring starts with “A” for Asparagus

  • Alice Cason

Starting seeds, a closer look at starting your spring garden

  • Alice Cason

Summer's best recipe -- fruits and veggies in containers

  • Marie Narlock

Tackling tomato troubles

  • James Campbell

The chill factor – when cold is good for your plants

  • Wendy Irving

The no dig garden - the art and the science of gardening with nature

  • Terry Amerson

The science behind crop rotation

  • Marty Nelson

The tastiest tomatoes start with the right plants

  • Marty Nelson

The time to plan for summer veggies is now

  • Fay Mark

There’s a tomato for every garden

  • Diane Lynch

These plants are true companions

  • N / A

Thinning fruit for a beautiful and bountiful harvest

  • Wendy Irving

Three good reasons to plot out space for edibles

  • Marie Narlock

Time for tomatoes

  • Dot Ingels

Time to be Picky

  • Jennifer Kinion

Timing is everything when harvesting vegetables

  • Martha Proctor

Tomato market features varieties that thrive in Marin

  • Jane Scurich

Tomatoes are fun and easy to grow

  • Diane Lynch

Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes

  • Wendy Irving

Truly fresh picked

  • Martha Proctor

Try drought-tolerant sorrel in your edible landscape

  • Marybeth Kampman

Try Unusual Vegetables

  • Marybeth Kampman

Understanding heirloom, hybrid and open-pollinated seeds

  • Barbara Robinson

Unusual edibles that love growing in Marin

  • James Campbell

Victory gardens aren’t just summer dreams

  • Jane Scurich

Welcome edible native berries to your garden

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Why didn’t my fruit tree set?

  • Martha Proctor

Winter citrus care

  • James Campbell

Winter herbs delight the senses

  • Juliana Jensen