Prepping garden beds in late fall can help keep pests, weeds, and diseases from away when its time to plant in the spring.

A cold snap hits, the garden beds go quiet, and most people assume the soil is ready for hibernation. But winter is actually the perfect time to supercharge your soil so it wakes up in spring richer, ...

Winter covers protect raised beds and help replenish soil cost-effectively. Insulating covers shield beds from harsh winds, snow, and freezing temperatures. Use materials like straw, burlap, or old ...

Freezing temperatures and even snow are already prompting gardeners and farmers in northern climates across the United States to begin wrapping up their growing seasons. However, working on your ...

Before fall descends into winter, we vegetable gardeners have to make a decision: whether to put the vegetable garden to bed with a cover crop of crimson clover (or other green manure) until spring, ...

Where I live, it's not uncommon for the forecast to predict single-digit temperatures and wintry mixes. So whether I'm out on a quick walk with my dog, scraping ice off my car before a morning workout ...

Need a Grow a Garden value list? If you're wondering if it makes sense to bankrupt yourself by buying that super rare seed you've got your eye on, our list of Grow a Garden crop prices should help you ...

Things in the garden are slowing down before Christmas, but there are still some fantastic vegetables to plant in December ...

It happens each year when the weather turns cold: The coats, hats, sweaters and blankets come out. The lights come on earlier. And the arguments over how high or low to set the thermostat begin. But ...

You can still get the most out of your performance car during the winter with the proper tires. Just because it’s cold, wet, snowy or icy doesn’t mean you can’t drive a sporty or high-performance ...

Dear Helen: We grow several varieties of lettuce and added “Little Gem” to our repertoire based on a suggestion in your column several years ago. Now I can no longer find seed for it. It’s a little ...