Starting vegetable seeds indoors in late winter will produce seedlings that are ready to plant in the garden after the threat of frost has passed. Learn about the vegetables you should start indoors ...

February has arrived, and the weather is still lovely. It's almost good enough to get out in the garden. Here's what you can ...

Spring is the season during which nature revives and strengthens itself — dormant plants begin to grow again and new ...

The Virgils loved the hoop house. Temperatures were as much as 50 degrees warmer inside. With snow all around, they worked ...

Learn about how it is difficult for insects to stay active during the winter and what we can do in the meantime to support them until it is time for their return.

Eggshells can naturally boost a spring garden to help prevent disease and certain pests from harming your plants ...

Cool-season crops would include beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, Swiss chard, lettuce, onions, peas, potatoes, radish, rhubarb, spinach and turnips.

For years, Valentine was a favourite sunflower. It’s a classic, with soft lemon-yellow petals around dark chocolate centres. For its fine, early and profuse blooming and attractiveness to pollinators, ...

Mulch with chopped plant material, leave seedheads standing, and use winter care to support soil microbes, birds and native ...

A South County school district just got state education officials’ top honors for outstanding achievements in environmental ...