Vegetable Gardening

Three asparagus spears are emerging from the soil in a garden bed, surrounded by dirt and small pieces of organic matter.

Try planting edible perennials in your garden

A residential street with vegetable and plant beds bordered by rocks in the space between the sidewalk and parked cars.

From lawns to gardens – removing grass areas to make room for more veggies

A landscaped roadside area with green ground cover, succulents, rocks, gravel, and a few young trees near a sidewalk.

Gardening in planting strips

Close-up of unripe green tomatoes growing on a vine with leaves and stems visible in the background.

Ripening green tomatoes in the Seattle area

A large red rain barrel with two spigots is positioned next to a house, with a white bucket underneath to collect water.

Common questions about using rain barrels in the Seattle area

A color-coded USDA plant hardiness zone map of Washington state, showing zones based on average annual extreme minimum temperatures from 1976–2005.

USDA Hardiness Zones Updated: What It Means for Your Garden

A row of young green plants growing in soil beside a chain-link fence in a garden.

Grow Extra Veggies for Local Food Banks This Summer

A young potato plant with broad green leaves growing in dark, loose soil in a garden bed.

Time to plant potatoes in the Northwest