In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, we noticed one of our six hens was shrinking. Due to the “pecking order,” which is a brutal Darwinian reality, Miracle, our barred rock hen, had nearly been ...

Whether you developed your garden with potted plants, or used potting soil for your starts, the plants will have what they need, at least at first. But over time, the essential nutrients in that soil ...

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Vegetable gardening can be a family activity. Spring has arrived and now is the time to begin vegetable gardening. Growing your own produce is a great project for the entire family and it will provide ...

It’s safe to say that biochar is a miracle. It acts like fertilizer in healthy soil, adds nutrients back into depleted soil, and even combats climate change by pulling carbon out of the air and ...

A home gardener was appalled to discover 50 coconut rhinoceros beetle larvae in a bag of Miracle-Gro garden soil that are known to destroy plant life. Joe, a military veteran, had opened a bag of the ...

On May 28, Bill Van Tine will present the May parks program on how to grow your summer garden without dirt using a technique called hydroponics. The program begins at 6 p.m. at the Otis Park Bath ...

The Minnesota State Fair makes a competition out of supersizing everything. The biggest boar. The largest sugar beet. The longest yellow slide. But few fair attractions inspire more wonderment and ...

Gardeners know there’s never enough room in the garden! So, sometimes we try to squeeze plants into areas where they won’t naturally thrive—like maybe that shady area over by the garage. Unfortunately ...

If you are tired of growing the usual crop of carrots and potatoes, perhaps it's time to try something new. But while this tasty root vegetable is native to the U.S., you might want to be careful ...

Jicama may not be a popular crop in vegetable gardens, but there are many reasons to consider adding this historic vegetable ...