There are endless possibilities for breeding coleus plants with wildly creative leaf colors and shapes. Home propagators can ...

A few years ago I converted the front lawn to wood chips and small fruit trees. So it was there I built an instant planting bed and enjoyed a harvest in less than three months. What makes a vegetable ...

Put simply, "A raised garden bed is a planting bed that has been raised a few inches off of the ground by using a bordering material and filled with soil," says Diane Kuthy, the founder of How To ...

Raised beds typically have lower perennial weed pressure because of the soil used in the raised bed and the density of planting ... concrete blocks, stone pavers and even large rocks.

Don’t tidy up too soon. Many pollinators and other wildlife overwinter in dead plant stems or leaf litter. Delay your spring cleaning until temperatures have risen above 10oC consistently. Leave some ...

Get your e-copy of North Forty News the moment it is released! For direct-sown crops, make a seed bed by preparing a planting bed for transplants. Then, take a grass rake and break up any chunks of ...

When a raised garden bed is 12 to 24 inches tall, weeding and planting are significantly easier thanks to fewer reasons to stoop or kneel. Just ask your back. Another bonus: Because you never walk ...

Consider raised beds if preparing the soil properly isn't possible. How to Plant Perennials Hopefully, you did some planning while preparing the planting bed and purchasing plants. If not, now is the ...

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Hopefully, you did some planning while preparing the planting bed and purchasing plants. If not, now is the time. Developing the best arrangement of perennials will ensure that you don't overcrowd ...