Learn a simple and affordable method to start your garden early using cold frames. Cold frames function as mini greenhouses for your garden beds, helping to warm up the soil and allow for a head start ...

Grow it as a cover crop, or grow it for the market stand. Spinach is a great early spring plant to sow directly in beds. As cover, it stabilizes soil, preventing weeds and erosion, while building soil ...

Wondering how to prep your plants before spring gardening season arrives? Here are 10 simple ways to clean your garden beds ...

As Central Texas gardeners inch toward spring, many feel eager to refresh beds, plant new veggies, and bring some color back into the landscape. But as Zander Caruso of Barton Springs Nursery reminds ...

Winter is a rough time for herbaceous plants. Most don’t have the tolerance for the extreme cold in upper North America, and many die back in late winter in the South. But if you have time, you can ...

Discover 5 mistakes to avoid in false spring, according to gardening experts. Don't let the warm spell trick you into ...

Q: I’m growing some early-season veggies for the first time this year. Should I find a way to protect them if it freezes overnight? A: Increasing the temperature around plants can help early crops ...

A plant's hardiness determines how likely it is to thrive in a specific climate, and its important to know so you can plan your garden accordingly. In the Lower Hudson Valley, hardiness zones vary ...