Get a head start on your garden. Follow these 9 essential steps to successfully start seeds indoors for a thriving spring.

Preparing a garden for spring is more than just cutting back perennials. Organizing and timing seed sowing is crucial, ...

You can reuse egg cartons to mulch, compost, and start seeds. However, there are a few things to know before deciding whether you should use egg cartons in the garden.

This often shows up as thick, dark leaves that resist harsh sun, deep roots that reach water and nutrients, and sturdy stems that endure wind. Vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash, ...

Below are some tips on how to plan a backyard garden and reasons why you should do it. Vegetable gardens benefit the surrounding ecosystem by adding diverse plant life, especially where they replace ...

With the start of the 2026 growing season inching closer, many seasoned gardeners of ornamental perennial and flower beds may be interested in expanding their horizons, venturing into the wonderful, ...

Owner of Smith’s Gardentown, Michael Fiore, said it starts with prepping your soil. He emphasized that plants will do much better when the soil is prepared, and recommends adding compost, tilling it ...

Learn the best ways to store pears, whether they're underripe or ready to be eaten. Get tips for ripening, refrigeration, and ...

Danae uses a newspaper to individually wrap apples she recently picked and puts them away in a cool, dark pantry. She warns against storing apples near fresh potatoes because a chemical produced by ...

This past week’s cold temperatures definitely got low enough to damage the tropical and subtropical plants that make up our ...

As February turns to March, many start yearning for spring and more than 2,000 visitors are expected to kick off the season ...