As the winter blues hit, the hope for bright colors and sunny skies urges gardeners to plan for the upcoming growing season.

February has arrived and as a vegetable gardener, you are likely ordering seeds and making plans for your garden for the coming growing season. One factor to consider when planning your vegetable ...

Rice water is a no-cost, natural fertilizer that's proven to improve plant root, leaf, and even fruit growth. It works better ...

There are many draws to vegetable garden container ideas, from their compact nature and flexibility through to the increased yields that each pot can produce. In fact, most vegetables grow well in ...

Check out ‘The Preserver’s Garden,’ written by Staci and Jeremy Hill. It’s essential to anyone who doesn’t want food to go to ...

Growing up on a farm, I thought everyone had an acre or two set aside as a vegetable garden. It wasn't until I owned my first home that I was faced with starting a garden from scratch in a different ...

While farmers plant millions acres of plants like rye and clover to boost soil health and crowd out weeds, a cover crop does the same thing in the smallest home garden. With cover crops, a vegetable ...

Raising a vegetable garden with years of continuous success and high-yielding plants is a skill. However, it’s not just a matter of having a green thumb. Utilizing crop rotation in the garden can ...

We carpet our homes but what about the garden? So I thought I'd carpet our vegetable garden to stop weeds invading my ...

Do you think vegetables belong only in long rows or raised beds? If so, it may be time to rethink your idea of vegetable gardening. Everyone probably has space to grow a few for fresh eating.