Weeds steal water, light, and nutrients from a vegetable garden. Learn the best ways to keep weeds out of your vegetable ...

Start by choosing seeds from a New England or Connecticut–based company. Local seed companies offer varieties adapted to our shorter growing season and changing spring temperatures. One seed packet is ...

Garden of Eagan: with a recycled milk jug, soil and seeds, you can create a mini greenhouse that protects cold-hardy crops and native plants, giving your garden a head start while winter still lingers ...

Carrots are a cool-season crop that can be grown from seeds in containers. Learn how to grow carrots in containers and select ...

Most gardeners wait too long. These 12 vegetables actually want to go in the ground right now in March, and the ones planted ...

Let’s see if that continues this month as we head into spring gardening! March is the time to start your summer vegetable, herb, and flower seeds. Started now, your seedlings will be ready to ...

The Smith family captures value from cover crops twice—first as high-quality cattle feed and then as biological fuel for ...

Beetroot is a hardy vegetables, making it an ideal choice to plant in the still-fickle early-spring weather. "Beetroot is ...

Peppers are one of the most diverse summer vegetable crops grown in local gardens. If I were to ask 10 people what pepper they like the most in their garden, I would probably get 10 different answers.

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March is an exciting time in the garden as it marks the beginning of the growing season. As the temperature starts to rise ...