Considerations abound about how to start a vegetable garden, from what to grow and when to start planting seeds to how soon ...

It is planting season in the garden, and I am still waiting on last week’s seeds to emerge from the soil. Soil temperatures ...

There will soon be more time to spend outside enjoying the luxury of your balcony or even your beautiful courtyard garden. So ...

Crops grown in late autumn will survive the winter but one thing you will need to be aware of is that they can be prone to bolting in early spring. March is probably the latest that I plant as the ...

Loropetalum or Chinese fringe flower is an early spring blooming evergreen shrub with white, pink, red, or purple flowers. Learn how to care for loropetalum and when the blooms will appear.

Generally, you'll apply mulch 2 to 3 inches deep, with the exception of grass clippings, which you should keep to a depth of ...

Local food is finding its way into school districts through nonprofit co-ops and government-funded programs, but federal aid ...

Truthfully, there's nothing wrong with frozen vegetables. That's especially in the dead of winter when you're craving ... of their freshness during their growing season so they will retain a ...

Forest Scharf, Saskatchewan’s provincial fruit crops specialist, shared what he’s been working on with growers at a ...

Many of our favorite plants need to go through a cold period known as vernalization. Each species has its own particular ...

Didn’t we come up here to fish for salmon and engage in winter ... to grow seedlings. And keep an eye on the calendar that accompanies these columns. I list the main flowers or vegetables ...