Gardening is a way of life for some but a timeless hobby for many. Once the basics have been mastered, advanced gardeners can elevate their skills for the stunning scene and bountiful sustainable ...

When you maintain a vegetable garden, keeping track of frost dates becomes second nature. After all, you wouldn't want to lose your crop from a sudden freeze after leveling so much love, care, and ...

Root vegetables thrive in cooler weather, and many gardeners don't realize that this also makes them perfect for fall planting and extended harvesting. "Fall gardening not only takes advantage of warm ...

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The end of summer is the perfect time to start thinking about vegetables to plant in fall for a spring harvest. In fall, the soil is still warm enough for roots to establish before winter sets in. The ...

Discover a range of vegetables to harvest in December from your yard, including less common crops like collard greens, ...

When harvesting vegetables, avoid any physical damage to the fruit skin as it minimizes the storage quality and could lead to decay issues. If the fruits are tough to harvest by hand, use a sharp ...

TO IMPROVE PRODUCTION in your vegetable garden, sow a fall cover crop, commonly referred to as “green manure.” There are three types of plants typically used as cover crops: cereal grains (grasses), ...

Autumn has always been my favorite time of year. The fiery glory of the leaves during my college years in Maine. The alpenglow on the mountainsides near my home in the Rockies. Pumpkin patches and ...

An autumn vegetable garden in New Paltz, N.Y. Hardy vegetables such as lettuce, endive, and arugula can be harvested well into autumn even in northern gardens with some protection from "tunnels" ...

Many homegrown fruits and vegetables can be plucked and eaten right out of the ground, off the vine, tree or shrub. Try to harvest when the plant is at its best stage of eating. Vegetables/Herbs As a ...

If you planted greens in September, your broccoli heads should appear and will reach maximum size in one week. If you wait to harvest them, the blooms will open. The blooms opening will not ruin the ...