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 ...

If gardeners can irrigate fall crops, now is the time to start nine vegetables. Have you arranged for fresh seeds and seedlings? Gardeners should also know the soil fertility, pH and percentage of ...

Establishing winter cover crops after or between harvests can be a great way to preserve soil structure, protect against erosion and produce biomass that feeds the soil ecology. However, if you’re in ...

Getting your garden ready for fall and winter is key to ensuring healthy soil and a strong start next spring. To prepare your garden, you should clean up dead plants, add compost or organic matter, ...

National Farmers Market Week is celebrated this coming week Aug. 3-9. Farmers markets play a vital role in our nation’s food system by supporting local economies, enhancing food access and nutrition, ...

Contrary to what most people may think, gardening doesn't have to end for the season with the fall harvest. You don't even have to be a pro gardener to start a backyard winter garden. And you'd be ...

When harvest wraps up, you might be tempted to park the sprayer for the season — but skipping a fall burndown could cost you next spring. Now that you know some of the key advantages of a burndown ...

There’s lots of planting to be done in our vegetable gardens this month. The late summer/fall vegetable garden includes plantings of both warm-season vegetables (many of the same ones we planted in ...

The kids have gone back to school, football season is upon us and pumpkin spice-flavored products are back. That can mean only one thing: Fall will be here soon — on Sept. 22, to be exact. Our gardens ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For much of the country, September signals a welcome reprieve from scorching summer temperatures, while ...

As summer winds down, it’s time to shift your focus from tomatoes and cucumbers to turnips and kale. For Rowan County gardeners, late July through early September is the prime time to start planting a ...