Joshua Siskin

Plus when to grow melons in Southern California I recently learned about a watermelon the size of an egg that was hybridized in North Carolina.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 5 things to do in the garden this week:

The two most common errors in orchid maintenance result from misunderstanding light and water requirements.

5 things to do in the garden this week: Fruit. The topical guava (Psidium guajava) is an evergreen plant with dark, glossy leaves that can be grown easily enough from fermented seeds.

What would induce someone 34 years old to pull up roots with his wife and four young children in tow and move more than 5,000 miles away to start fresh?

The family is associated with two orange delights that, if we're lucky, grace our gardens.

Five things to do in the garden this week.

5 things to do in the garden this week: Fruit. If you have a fruit tree that's tall enough to require more than a step ladder to pick its

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The garden may be the last place on earth where the virtue of patience is taught.

5 things to do in the garden this week: Fruit. Increase watering as fruit grows on your trees.