Learn how to grow potatoes in a large raised garden bed without traditional soil. Mark from Self Sufficient Me demonstrates a ...

Hold up! Before you put that pepper seedling in the ground, read this. There are a few important things you need to do when ...

As seed-starting and planting season kicks in, AP gardening columnist Jessica Damiano urges gardeners to try reducing plastic ...

Making and using compost has long been a mainstay of good gardening practices. With a newfound appreciation of biological health that starts with the soil, compost tea is another tool ...

April 14th is National Gardening Day, and here are six beginner-friendly tasks to do that can fill your spring and summer ...

Tomatoes are the best thing about late spring and early summer markets. Seeing large heirlooms in multiple colors lining stands is exciting for customers and farmers alike. Tomatoes should be started ...

One spring day on his way home from work, Edgar A. Guest, a renowned Detroit columnist during the early half of the 20th century who was also Michigan's Poet Laureate, stopped by the hardware store to ...

Gardeners start seeds indoors to save money, access specific varieties and extend the harvest season. Vegetables like tomatoes and peppers are good for indoor starting, while others like cucumbers and ...

The Illinois Extension Master Gardener Seed Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the College of Lake County Grayslake campus, Building F, 19351 W. Washington St. The free ...

Homegrown chickpeas could be on the menu for future astronauts. With help from compost and symbiotic fungi, chickpea plants grow and produce seeds in simulated lunar dirt, researchers report March 5 ...

Transforming a bare patch of soil into one bursting with color and petals is exciting. Starting with seedlings may not be as appealing, especially if you're on a tight budget or covering a large ...