This Farming Collective operates under the principle that every family has different life demands: members are encouraged to ...

My Raspberry Pi turned plant care from guesswork into a system, and it’s keeping my houseplants alive better than I ever ...

Garden pests are waiting for the growing season just as eagerly as the gardeners are. Watch for snails and slugs: It can be time to put out the slug bait as they start hatching. Aphids will be out ...

Last week we planted the last of our cool season seeds. Any cool season seeds planted from here on out will run the risk of ...

Growing raspberries from seed takes time, but this garden project yields sweet fruit for muffins, desserts, or nibbling ...

New gardeners sometimes become discouraged in their first year, due to overwhelming demands, unrealistic expectations, and ...

In the garden In her book “Plant This, Not That,” Elise Howard offers more than 200 substitution ideas for invasive plants.

Indoor growing begins four to six weeks before the last frost, and direct sowing occurs one to two weeks after the frost ends ...

What can tip odds toward your favor, though, is picking fruits that give you the best chance of success in the first place.

Planting seeds sounds straightforward and, frankly, it should be: Buy a seed, plant it, add water and watch it grow. But one look at the back of a jargon-filled seed packet can have you spewing ...