Fruits and Vegetables

Host Charity Nebbe talks with an Extension horticulturist about the bounty of fruit that can be grown in the state.

Horticulturists Ajay Nair and Richard Jauron join host Charity Nebbe with tips and tricks for harvesting and storing winter squash, sweet potatoes, beets and other late season produce on this episode of Talk of Iowa.

Gardening isn’t limited to sprawling backyards and hand-built raised beds. With just a few buckets, pails or pots you can transform even the smallest…

Charity's guest this hour is Susan Futrell, author of "Good Apples: Behind Every Bite."

With summer just around the corner, strawberry season is upon us. The impending warm weather raises many questions for Iowans about how to care for their…

When you plant an apple tree, it's sometimes a long wait for that tree to mature. But when it does you can suddenly find yourself with a lot of apples,…

Peggy Fogle and her dog, Abe, walk among rows of aronia berry bushes on the family property outside Carlisle. Plants on the ends of rows are smaller from…

Like it or not, summer is nearly gone. But you don’t have to say goodbye to summer produce.Jody Gatewood is an Extension Nutrition Specialist at Iowa…

Iowa's grape harvest is underway in many parts of the state and the news from the field is not good. State Viticulturist Mike White says a cold and wet…

Most vegetable seeds today are bred by seed companies to be hearty and easy to grow. They’re created by cross-breeding different varieties and selecting…