"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you’re starting a vegetable garden, you’ll want to get the most you can out of your garden plot. To do ...

I can't promise you won't break a sweat, especially in hot, humid climates, but "no dig" gardening is much easier than dragging out the shovel to turn the soil and get your garden ready for planting.

Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) are a culinary staple, and for good reason. A tomato offers nearly 20% of your daily vitamin C allotment, as well as potassium and antioxidants like beta carotene.

Different cover crop application methods and timing of those applications were evaluated at Ivy Tech in Lafayette, IN. Cover crop treatments are highlighted from right to left which corresponds to ...

An overarching goal for planting cover crops is to produce as much biomass as possible during the growing window. Higher levels of cover crop biomass will reduce soil erosion, inhibit weed growth, and ...

The latest garden trend is mimicking wild plant communities in structured and organized spaces, almost like a rebellion against perfect and uniformly spaced gardens. As people grow aware of the ...

Every stage in the development of your garden is important, but nothing matches the excitement of getting your plants into the ground once spring comes around.

The Miyawaki method is an afforestation technique for cultivating fast-growing groves of native plants, with the dense, mixed planting intended to simulate the layers of a natural forest. Originally ...

Learn how to identify, prevent, and treat powdery mildew with this guide. Discover organic and chemical treatment options, as well as management strategies for long-term control.