For many home growers, gardeners, and farmers, spring is a busy time in the gardening year. In the period running up to and immediately after the last frost date in your area, you might be sowing a ...

These quick-sprouting crops can turn bare counters into fresh salad sources by December, perfect for garnishing roasts or ...

Starting seeds indoors before spring gives you a head start on the growing season and increases your chances of a healthy, ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

There is a great selection of vegetables you can plant in winter, and here an experienced grower reveals seven fantastic choices ...

A little greenhouse in the garden is great, because it allows seedlings to be brought on, especially tender ones that would never survive outside. But you don't really need a full scale greenhouse ...

There's one problem with the multisyllabic terms used in botany: They leave the impression that growing a plant from seed is akin to conducting a lab experiment. To take some of the mystique out of ...

You may think that your garden is now closed until spring, but you can still be sowing seeds in January and February in preparation for a rich harvest later in the year. “These months offer an ...

With the heat of summer starting to wane and the onset of cooler weather it is time to think of giving some time to the garden. September is the start date for seed sowing of annuals which are the ...