The answer is pretty simple: Keep plants growing in it. Plants that germinate in the late summer, sending their roots deep into the soil, will provide a place for water to go. This also provides for ...

Moltzan was third in the opening run held in bright sunshine and then maintained her position in fading light during the ...

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

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

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

Major refugee aid groups sued the Trump administration on Monday over the president's executive order suspending the federal refugee resettlement program and funding for resettlement agencies.

We all know it's important to eat your vegetables, and dark leafy bitter greens are a great addition to any diet. They are a ...

The air is cooler, the leaves are changing colors. Fall is here. But just because another Minnesota winter is around the corner, it doesn’t mean it’s time for home gardeners to call it ...

As fall rolls in and the last of your vegetables are harvested, you might be thinking it’s time to let your raised beds take ...

Root vegetables are any that grow underground. They are often sweet or earthy – or both – and many of them cook to a collapsing softness of varying degrees of starchiness. (Think turnips ...

Spring arrives March 20 — 58 days from today, and as you see, I’m eagerly counting the days! My seed catalogs, dog-eared and ...

These big jobs rut the lawn, smudge the sidewalk, rip up the garden and are exhausting, which make them ideal jobs for winter. Do you want to make a pond, build a retaining wall, craft a berm, ...