View post: This 4-in-1 Knife Sharpener Is My Favorite Prime Day Buy for Under $10 Spring seeding addresses bare patches but requires careful timing for summer survival. Key steps include mowing low, ...

It's winter, but you can start germinating flower seeds indoors now to prepare for spring gardening. Basic supplies include seeds, a starting soil mix, containers, water, and a light source. Once ...

When it comes to growing cotton, success starts before a single seed is planted. Many growers focus on managing cotton after it has emerged, but successful management begins below the surface and ...

Prepping and planning your next veggie garden is much easier when you pace yourself through the colder months. In late fall and early winter, remove old plants, test soil, take stock of tools and ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Winter often feels like a pause button for your garden. Some plants die back to the ground while others drop their leaves. Their roots wait ...

After a wet February, March might even bring more rain, hopefully tapering off by month’s end. Meanwhile, start your summer vegetable garden seeds. Watch for peach and apple and plum trees to bud and ...

Everything you need to know to make your own seed starting mix at home. Seed starting mix is a soilless material that provides those just right conditions that seeds need to germinate. Seeds are ...

The winter frost might have you dreaming of hot cocoa by the fireplace, but savvy gardeners know January is not a month for hibernation—it's a month for preparation. The quiet chill outside is the ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Usually mid-August is when I begin amending the garden soil for a fall planting of one of my favorite crops: garlic. It takes at least nine months for garlic to grow from small clove to full-sized ...