Last month’s relentlessly rainy and all-time-wettest May hammered home why well drained soil is so important to good plant growth. So much yard soil in southcentral Pennsylvania is either naturally ...

Some of us have been out in the garden for a few weeks now cleaning up and seeding the earliest crops such as peas, lettuce, spinach, and onions, among others. For the passionate vegetable gardener, ...

Recent warmer weather has brought about the familiar spring itch for gardeners to get started gardening. Some have been busy starting seeds indoors, many have looked through their gardening catalogs ...

The weather across the U.S. is in turmoil – with warm temperature records expected across central states later this week, followed by a blizzard – but if you are a gardener, you should still be ...

In late fall and early winter, remove old plants, test soil, take stock of tools and garden notes. Midwinter is for ordering seeds and supplies, creating a garden layout, and starting slow-germinating ...

I would love it if every resident grew at least one thing they could eat, even residents who don’t have a yard. It is easy to grow herbs and vegetable plants in containers. We are in the middle of our ...

Winter is the time to hang up your gardening gloves, right? Actually, it's the time to get select vegetable seeds started so ...

One soaked cloth cuts disease spread in your vegetable garden, saving plants and time. A fast daily step that steadies yields ...

It’s that time of year — vegetables are being harvested in local gardens and it serves as an inspiration to many. Thinking about the joy of growing dinner in your own garden? Think it’s too late? Have ...

After a long winter, Iowans are itching to get back in their gardens to welcome spring. Temperatures are slowly on the increase within the first few weeks of April with daytime temperatures hitting ...