Garden expert Nan Sterman shows that starting vegetables from seeds is easy, cost effective, and fun!

To prune tomato plants, use clean, sharp cutters, and make clean cuts against the main stem of the mother plant. Prune out sucker growth, mildew or fungus from a tomato plant with instructions from a horticulturist in this video on growing tomatoes.

Quick lesson on how to freeze fresh herbs like parsley, cilantro and mint so you don’t end up wasting a bunch.

Emily Luchetti, executive pastry chef of Waterbar and Farallon, warns against unleashing a gush of water onto fresh strawberries, as this can bruise their tender flesh. Her approach is gentler: Submerge the fruit in a bowl of water.