As the autumn evenings cool, our gardens begin to wind down for the season. But one of the things most gardeners and plant lovers dread is the first frost or freeze of the season. Frost and freeze ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Throughout the winter months, gardeners are often concerned about how to protect plants from snow, ice, and frost. While much of what ...

It's not too early to get a head start on fresh veggies.

An early winter or late spring frost can sneak up on you, and some plants simply aren't prepared. Others, however, will ...

In winter, nothing grows! We mustn't stop at our mental representations. Winter doesn't have to be a dead season for your vegetable garden. It can also be a period rich in harvests and surprises. As ...

Many of us got our first taste of wintry subfreezing temperatures this week. Given it was in the 70s recently, this illustrates our typical cool-season roller coaster — stretches of relatively mild ...

Spring fever hit Northern Nevada when temperatures climbed into the 60s and 70s two weeks ago. But gardeners who rushed to plant may have been caught off guard when freezing temperatures and a winter ...