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The Fall Guide to Fruit Trees in Containers

A sunny patio, balcony, or small garden can be enough for a citrus tree, blueberry, or another fruiting plant. Growing fruit trees in containers also gives you something an in-ground planting can't:...

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5 Ways to Preserve Your Fall Harvest

The fall season can be an interesting time in the garden. Summer crops are still producing, while kale, carrots, squash, herbs, and other cool-season vegetables are coming in as well. Instead of...

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How to Winterize Your Garden Irrigation System

Your tomatoes are starting to slow down, leaves are changing, and your irrigation system is suddenly running less often. That's when it's worth thinking about what is still holding water in your hoses,...

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How to Start Seeds Indoors This Autumn

Autumn can be a great time to get seeds going, especially when you want to grow vegetables in fall and winter, or prepare your plants for a greenhouse or protected garden space. The timing just takes a...

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How to Get the Most From Your Blueberry Harvest

Harvesting blueberries is pretty straightforward, but if you want a successful harvest where most of your berries are picked at their best and stay in good condition once they make it to the kitchen,...

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When Should You Cover Your Vegetable Garden for Frost?

One day you're picking tomatoes and cucumbers, and the next you're checking the forecast wondering whether you need to cover up your crops. You don't need to panic or shield the entire garden just...

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How to Plant Fall Garlic for Massive Heads Next Summer

Garlic is one of those wonderful crops that asks for very little and then rewards you months later. You plant it in fall, let it settle in through winter, and finally dig up full bulbs in early or...

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Fall Container Gardening: What to Grow and How to Keep Your Plants Hydrated

When the summer season begins to wind down, containers can give you one more chance to grow fresh food. A patio, balcony, or small corner of the yard can become a productive container garden. And...

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Plant Mutations in the Garden

In medicine, malformations and maladies are cause for concern – rarely are they as innocuous as double eyelashes or violet eyes. However, what becomes a bane in humans is sought-after in the plant...

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The Best Fall Crops for Raised Beds

When the summer garden begins to look tired, it is easy to think the growing season is approaching an end. For raised garden beds though, this is actually a good time to start again. Fall is one of the...

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How to Extend Your Growing Season Into Fall

The end of summer doesn't have to mean the end of the vegetable garden. You can still have plenty growing once the temperature drops. The key is to choose crops and growing methods that suit cooler...

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What Is a Grow Light? How It Works and Whether You Really Need One

If you've ever started tomato seeds on a windowsill, tried to keep basil alive through winter, or moved a houseplant into a darker room, you've probably wondered whether you need a grow light. A grow...

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What to Plant in September: Fast-Growing Veggies for a Second Harvest

Autumn, a season of falling leaves, jack-o'-lanterns leering in grimaces, and pumpkin spice, is not leaving anytime in the next millennium or two. It brings with it a host of autumn-themed drinks,...

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What Is a Greenhouse? How It Works, Uses, and Benefits

A greenhouse gives gardeners something the weather rarely does: a little more control. Instead of leaving plants fully exposed to cold snaps, strong winds, heavy rain, or sudden temperature swings, a...

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How to Build a Greenhouse: A Step-by-Step Guide for Backyard Gardeners

If you're thinking about building a greenhouse in your backyard, it is tempting to start with the frame. Don't. A good greenhouse starts with the site beneath it: enough sunlight, solid drainage, level...

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Extend Your Growing Season With a Greenhouse

Having a greenhouse  makes the garden feel less tied to the seasons. You can start seedlings earlier in spring, and keep harvesting greens through fall. Summer tomatoes and peppers don't have to go as...

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5 Sure Signs Your Carrots Are Ready to Harvest

Root vegetables are more challenging to harvest because there is a lot of know-how and experience that goes into knowing when to pull a ready carrot. You can see the foliage, and sometimes you can see...

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Greenhouse Gardening Tips: The Complete Guide to Growing Year-Round

A greenhouse gives gardeners more time. Instead of packing away your tools when summer ends, you can keep growing vegetables in fall, protect plants from frosts, start seedlings earlier, and even grow...

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What to Do With Your Garden After the Last Tomato Harvest

With your last tomato finally harvested, plants that looked vibrant just a week ago are turning yellow, and production has slowed down. It is tempting to put everything on hold and call it a season....

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What to Grow in a Greenhouse This Fall and Winter

A greenhouse can extend your gardening season long after summer crops begin to fade. It provides a protected place for your vegetables as the nights get colder, like seedlings, herbs, or tender plants...

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