Key Points Companion planting improves plant health, deters pests, and enhances soil quality.Raised beds and vertical gardens ...

Growing your own food might seem like a labor-intensive process, and it’s true that planting and maintaining a garden ...

As soon as the days get longer and the slightest bit of green reappears on the trees, I enter my gardening era. I’m not ...

Q. I’m looking to build a small raised vegetable garden in my backyard for the first time. I’m overwhelmed with the different articles/advice/books which sometimes contain conflicting advice. Can you ...

Fall brings out the best in vegetables. Prolonged periods of mild temperatures bring high-quality produce, says extension horticulturist Tom LeRoy. Thing is, we must start now — or at least get beds ...

Grow sweet alyssum to provide nectar for hoverflies, which feed on aphids. Each spring, I grow legions of onions and shallots from seed, and my biggest challenge is keeping them weeded. Last year, I ...

May is prime planting time for warm-season crops – these vegetables establish quickly in warm soil and reward you with steady ...

When you're planning your vegetable garden this year, consider the power of companion planting. Some plants, when grown together, actually help each other thrive. Others barely tolerate the company of ...

The busy and hectic lifestyle that exists in cities makes growing fresh, organic vegetables in your yard quite unrealistic.

There seems to be something in the air this time of the year that brings out the vegetable gardener in all of us. I’ve never seen vegetable gardening more popular than it is now. Every spring, new ...