We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Perhaps your lawn has been growing in patchy and you've struggled to solve the issue. Maybe you've just built your dream home and quickly want ...

The winter frost might have you dreaming of hot cocoa by the fireplace, but savvy gardeners know January is not a month for hibernation—it’s a month for preparation. The quiet chill outside is the ...

If you are thinking about planting blueberries next spring, now is the time to begin preparing your planting beds. Blueberries need acidic soil with a pH of about 4.5 to 5.5. Our Inland Northwest ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Winter often feels like a pause button for your garden. Some plants die back to the ground while others drop their leaves. Their roots wait ...

Follow these steps for the best germination results. Spring seeding addresses bare patches but requires careful timing for summer survival. Key steps include mowing low, soil prep, skipping ...

When it comes to growing cotton, success starts before a single seed is planted. Many growers focus on managing cotton after it has emerged, but successful management begins below the surface and ...

Usually mid-August is when I begin amending the garden soil for a fall planting of one of my favorite crops: garlic. It takes at least nine months for garlic to grow from small clove to full-sized ...

In some vertical farming systems, such as no-till and strip-till, you will no longer mix nutrients deep into the soil profile with horizontal tillage. Much like you addressed soil density by removing ...

No one wants to think of harvest’s end as the vegetable garden reaches peak, but now’s the time to plant over-winter cover crops to improve your soil for next season. If you’re not acquainted with ...

Cool-season grasses — bluegrass, fescue and ryegrass — are best seeded in early September. Seeds germinate and grow rapidly in the warm soil, and fall-seeded lawns have an opportunity to establish, ...