Most of us only know broccoli as that firm, green veggie we either love or tolerate on our plates. But if you leave it ...

Q: Every year I’ve tried to grow broccoli and cauliflower, and they never do well. The broccoli flowers too quickly, and the cauliflower is small and discolored. How can I successfully grow these in ...

Best in the ground or raised beds, garlic can be planted in September for a crop by mid-summer. Choose from two varieties: softneck garlic, which are common in milder climates and contain multiple ...

Cauliflower and cabbage, just like broccoli, are flowering stalks. Matters complicate a bit when classifying quinoa. For one, the Whole Grain Council recognizes quinoa as a pseudocereal, a sort of ...

Botanically speaking, broccoli is an immature flower structure of green flower bud clusters attached to a thick stalk.

Italian immigrants brought broccoli (Brassica oleracea italica) to America in the early 1800s, and gardens haven’t been the same since. And that’s a good thing. Can you imagine life without broccoli?

The appearance of raw broccoli—say, on a crudités platter—doesn't exactly get our taste buds tingling. Dry stalks and tiny broccoli flowers between your teeth is nobody's best look. But when we ...