What is winter sowing? I have heard a little about this and wonder if this would be something I might want to use in my gardening. I am looking into more effective ways to start seeds for spring ...

For some, the gardening season is winding down. Our zucchini and cucumbers are pretty much gone. The lettuce and spinach have long gone to seed. Other plants look long and scraggly. It’s time to move ...

When the season changes and your summer plants are gone, your soil begs for some sort of protection from the cold weather to come. Harsh winds, freezing temperatures, sleet, and snow can reek damage ...

Working well as a cover crop to blanket the ground, it has a deep root system to deter erosion and help create a ...

Leading scientists from across the world - including those at IBERS in Aberystwyth – have joined forced to better understand ...

You can’t beat homegrown edible plants for high-impact flavor and nutrition. The longer they go from soil to fork, the weaker their content — from flavor-enhancing sugars to immune-system-boosting ...

There's nothing more satisfying than a nice and tidy garden, where the plants have been ... The birds that hang out for the winter have to find food and that is where your garden comes in. Not ...

A coalition of plant scientists are cataloguing the diversity of oats and their wild relatives, examining the genetic makeup ...