Some produce is easy to pick, like carrots, onions, cucumbers and potatoes. "They're good from little all the way up to big," Kinzler says. Other produce is a bit trickier to choose, such as melons.

The other day I was in the IT Department in Penn State’s College of Ag Sciences setting up my new computer with IT wizard Jill Paige, and as we were waiting for the computer to do its thing, we were ...

Growing your own cucumbers to pickle or add crunch to salads is easier than you may think. This tender fruit loves warm weather and can grow in the ground or containers, so long as the plants receive ...