If you’re planning a new bed for perennials, groundcovers, shrubs or trees to plant next spring, the path to success starts with a good foundation. It’s easier to improve soil before plants are in ...

If you are thinking about planting blueberries next spring, now is the time to begin preparing your planting beds. Blueberries need acidic soil with a pH of about 4.5 to 5.5. Our Inland Northwest ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Before you can add new plants to an empty section in your garden, you must take some time to prepare your soil properly. Many gardeners ...

This winter reminds me of the winter of 1991. There was almost no rain all winter. But then, on the vernal equinox, the skies opened and it rained for days. By the rain-year’s end, we had received ...

In some vertical farming systems, such as no-till and strip-till, you will no longer mix nutrients deep into the soil profile with horizontal tillage. Much like you addressed soil density by removing ...

Learn to grow lettuce, spinach, kale and more with proper sun, soil prep, watering, spacing, pest control and succession planting for steady harvests.

Winter winds may still nip at your nose, but in the Carolinas, February is the secret launchpad for a spectacular spring ...

Now that it is officially spring, our thoughts turn to pretty flowers and vibrant landscapes, but the groundwork for creating a showstopping usually involves a few down-and-dirty to-dos. So we asked ...

Cool-season grasses — bluegrass, fescue and ryegrass — are best seeded in early September. Seeds germinate and grow rapidly in the warm soil, and fall-seeded lawns have an opportunity to establish, ...