Summer is arguably the best time of the year. The beaches open up, lobster rolls are aplenty, and everyone with a green thumb is headed out back to their garden to tend to the trellises of beautiful ...

Learn essential vegetable gardening tips on how to provide proper ventilation for your plants! In this video, we explain how airflow, temperature control, and spacing can improve plant health, prevent ...

The plants capture and store carbon in the soil, promote healthy soil by preventing compaction and can make the air cooler on ...

This garden maximizes yields by growing cut-and-come-again crops, such as chard, and by growing vertically on a trellis. Discover gardening advice for your backyard vegetable garden, including saving ...

Growing your own vegetables is not only a rewarding experience but also a step towards a healthier lifestyle and a more ...

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Maintaining a vegetable garden can be a lot of work, but the satisfaction derived from growing food balances that labor with pleasure. In my professional gardening work, I have a number of clients who ...

Like lettuce, spinach grows fast and isn’t very tall, so it doesn’t put down deep roots. This makes it a terrific container ...

Limited garden space can be overcome by using containers, raised beds and vertical gardening techniques. Containers are ideal for small spaces and can be moved to follow the sun, but require frequent ...

In Florida, we are fortunate to have two growing seasons for growing vegetables. In the spring (actually late winter), we can plant warm-season crops like beans, tomatoes, squash, peppers, and ...

Cleaning up your vegetable garden at the end of the season goes a long way toward avoiding pest and disease problems next year. You may have heard that it is a good idea to leave plant material ...