Soil Temperature Soil temperature is a fundamental factor in the germination of seeds. For many crops, the soil must reach at least 50°F to ensure successful planting. This temperature threshold is ...

Patchy lawns can make your yard unsightly. Luckily, there are a few simple ways to ensure success when you sow new grass seed on top of soil.

March is a good time to lift and divide summer- and fall-blooming perennials. Daylilies, chrysanthemums, hostas, daisies and ...

As winter wears on, marked by dirty snowbanks and gray skies, it's awfully nice to have something upbeat to ponder. For me, it's my summer vegetable gardens: what I might plant this year, where I'll ...

Cosmos, marigolds, calendula, sea holly, sunflower, Salvia, Snapdragons, Delphiniums, and Love-in-a-Mist are also easy to sow ...

What’s a seed snail? Picture a cinnamon roll-like coil of potting mix and plastic filled with seedlings. It maximizes your ...

The same substance that paints the sky with the Northern Lights also appears to enhance plant growth and insect defense, ...

▪ Pears, apples, and other rose-family plants that are subject to fire blight should be protected with a recommended spray ...

One of the first things people like to check off their "to-do" list in the spring is plant grass seed. This is understandable ...

Instead of buying all new seed every year, I like to see what I have left from the year or years prior and plant that older ...

A guide on what to plant i. You can start these seeds indoors in most of the zones and have hardy saplings when the soil ...