Cut flower farming is hot right now, but if you're considering growing flowers for sale, brush up on these five key things to know before diving in.
After testing a watering wand, I can’t imagine getting along without one, because it readily solved all the problems I faced watering my garden beds.
Purple clover is great for soil and livestock, and we humans can forage and benefit from this healthy herb, too. Here's how to ID, forage and use purple clover.
This simple recipe for pickled spicy sugar snap peas makes a delicious refrigerator snack without steaming up the kitchen on humid summer days!
In this excerpt from "Compost Science For Gardeners," author Robert Pavlis takes a look at the science behind keyhole gardens with built-in composting.
Lindsay Huckabee with Huck-a-bee Flower Farm tells how she got started with cut flowers and shares a few tips for assembling attractive bouquets for sale.
If the summer weather is hot and dry, you might want to wait before you plant potted trees. And that’s a perfectly acceptable approach.
You want to have a praying mantis population in your garden, so take these steps to introduce these beneficial insects into your growing space this year!
Yes, mint is an aggressively spreading herb and can quickly take over a garden, but with tons of benefits, I find the extra effort to grow this plant worth it.
Did you know June 6 is National Gardening Exercise Day? It’s a day hobby farmers should be keen to celebrate. Here are some ideas to get you started:
Where a 35-gallon leg tank once met my orchard's watering needs, I now find it's more effective to use a dozen hoses to water my plants. There's a lesson in that for farmers.
Author Zach Loeks did a recent walk across Winnipeg to observe the food security projects citizens are undertaking and to note room for improvement in the urban environment.
