In the fall, you might be tempted to remove the dead plant material, till your garden soil a bit, and put your garden to bed for the winter without another thought. However, you can also grow cover ...

Every fall after the growing season, I like to put the vegetable garden to bed for the winter with a cover crop of winter rye. Broadly speaking, a cover crop is a crop that covers the soil with a ...

After a steamy summer, it’s time to decide what to plant when autumn’s cooler air is easier on both plants and gardeners, but the soil is still warm enough to allow roots to grow before the ground ...

Tomato companion plants promote healthier tomato plants and increased yields by reducing pest pressure, attracting beneficial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cool autumn days are the ideal time to plant new trees in the landscape. Autumn brings renewed vigor to the garden. Trees ignite ...

Keep watering your new plant until the ground freezes to keep the root system healthy. CONTRIBUTED Keep watering your new plant until the ground freezes to keep the root system healthy. CONTRIBUTED ...

Every gardener faces that quiet moment of hesitation-the one where you hold a packet of seeds or a few leftover bulbs and wonder if you've missed your chance. Fall slips by faster than anyone expects.

The transition to fall happens now, though the heat will linger for a while. Days grow noticeably shorter and nights a bit cooler. I’m always sad to say goodbye to summer and dinners eaten on the ...

Spring might seem like the obvious time to plant perennials—after all, it’s when we sow most annuals, from flowers to vegetables. Temperatures are warming, rain is plentiful, and the energy and ...

The next six weeks encompass one of the two best yard-planting time frames of the year in Pennsylvania’s climate – and maybe the best by some measures. This time of year and the six weeks from April ...