Spring is the time to begin planting the home vegetable garden after the danger of frost has passed, which is around April 15 ...

Wondering which old-school gardening tricks really work? Here are a dozen gardening hacks and pieces of passed-down advice that still hold true.

By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff As the stress of modern life increases and the cost of groceries continues to rise, more and more people are turning to the peace and self-sufficiency that home ...

It’s your last chance to plant tomatoes in East Texas. Spring in our area can last anywhere from 30 minutes to 30 days.

After chatting with Ashley Joyce, founder of BUG, about whether gardeners can plant directly into the ground in Central ...

April is National Garden Month. The warmer temperatures and lengthening days of this verdant time of the year signals the awakening of nature from a deep winter sleep. After months of daydreaming ...

Did I ever tell readers about the time in the winter of 1993 that Skagit Valley College sent my wife and I to Siberia? Yes.

Given increasing food costs, cultivating a garden, especially a vegetable garden, is an excellent way to guarantee that your ...

The best fill materials for raised garden beds are the ones that can decompose on their own, like twigs, leaves, straw, and ...

Apply commercial fertilizers, manure or compost to cane, bush (gooseberries, currants, and blueberries), and trailing berries ...

In an age when every drop counts and environmental sustainability is more important than ever, starting a composting system ...

Hedgehogs wake up in April and they will have lost a large amount of weight over winter. They will be hungry and very thirsty ...