The dozen tips explored here can give gardeners a major leg up when it comes to ensuring their tomato plants thrive, and ...

Whether you're worried about garden planning, prepping soil, or pruning plants, these beginner-friendly tips from Martha ...

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Charity Nebbe and Aaron Steil, hosts of Iowa Public Radio's Garden Variety podcast.

Learn how to establish a fall/winter garden with this guide on mid-late summer plants that can be started from seed. Discover great options for what to plant in July or August, allowing you to enjoy ...

The key to water management is simple, drip irrigation. On moderate and steep slopes, sprinklers and bubblers are not ...

With one eye on the 10-day forecast, another on the rototiller, and yet another on the plot of ground, it’s easy to get overwhelmed this time of year. The average date for the last killing freeze is ...

Gardeners can address freeze damage by removing mushy or dead leaves but should wait for new growth before major trimming. Now is a good time to plant cool-weather flowers, vegetables, and bulbs like ...

The tree wrap you put on your tree trunks last fall should come off in the early spring. If you remove it carefully, you can re-use it again this fall. Raised beds can make it easier to get your ...

Here is spring, and it feels great. The wildflowers are here. Winter deciduous trees and shrubs are blooming and leafing out. Winter dormant herbaceous plants are pushing up green foliage. Daffodils ...

Following a harsh winter, a warming trend in South Carolina is creating ideal conditions for spring gardening. The Farmer's Almanac predicts a warmer-than-normal spring for the South, with mild ...

In Indianapolis, the average last spring freeze date is April 15, but the latest final freeze date happened on May 27, 1943. In other words, just because it is warming up in early March doesn't mean ...

You can switch to strip-till for all the right reasons but work against the benefits with a lax approach to soil preparation. The appeal of strip-till is that it offers a profitable and more ...