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Plant beets now and harvest them in 50-70 days. They prefer cool weather, although, as root crops, they can handle more heat ...

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May is the transition time. Spring blooming plants settle into summer, peach and plum trees hint at the coming harvest, ...

A successful vegetable garden should not only contain vegetables. It should be a diverse planting scheme, or polyculture, that also includes herbs and a range of flowers. In an organic garden, ...

To ensure success for your crops, direct-sow seeds as early as possible in August. If your frost date is rapidly approaching, look for fast-maturing crops or plant starts instead of sowing seeds. It ...

Watermelon and cantaloupe bring a taste of true Southern summer. These sprawling plants need space, warmth, and plenty of ...

Companion planting vegetables, flowers, and herbs gives you a natural way to solve two of the main challenges we face when we grow our own food organically: controlling pests and maximizing our crop ...

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

Strategically use certain vegetables in your garden to naturally deter pests and enhance your harvest without pesticides.

We’ve put together a guide to spring plant sales across the Chicago's suburbs, featuring more than 40 sales by garden clubs ...

How do plants know what month it is? Plants don’t have an iPhone or a calendar to tell them what day it is. Instead, they rely on environmental clues. Since the Earth is on a tilt, the length of day ...