Strategically use certain vegetables in your garden to naturally deter pests and enhance your harvest without pesticides.

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 ...

The main difference between spring and summer vegetable plantings is the temperature of the soil and the maturity time of the ...

Every gardener dreams of a bountiful harvest, a reward for the weeks and months of careful planting, watering, and weeding.

A father and daughter planting a seedling in a box garden - Solstock/Getty Images Ever find yourself basking in the summer sun, looking at your not-exactly-bountiful garden, wishing you would have ...

In late winter and early spring, we gardeners cannot wait to get our vegetable seeds and transplants in the ground. And when there’s a spell of unusually warm weather, it’s especially tempting to ...

It seems like only yesterday we were telling you to wait on garden clean-up until after mid-March because of frost and freezes. Now I'm telling you your spring vegetable garden should be planted and ...

These crops thrive in the heat and will be ready to eat at the end of summer.

Gardeners can risk planting early for a sooner harvest, but a late freeze could kill tender plants. Soil temperature is a key ...