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How to Water an Orchard Efficiently

Crops & Gardening | Equipment |
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If your orchard is not near a hose or irrigation system, an inexpensive, gravity-fed leg tank on a wagon gets the trees the water they need.

Raised Garden Bed Size and Spacing Tips

Crops & Gardening
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You Might Think Laying Out Raised Garden Beds Is A Straightforward Task. It Is, As Long As You Put Some Time Into Getting All The Measurements Correct.

Types of Garlic to Plant: How to Choose the Right Variety

Crops & Gardening | Video |
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It's almost time to start planting garlic, so consider what you want to get out of your crop.

Growing Garlic for Profit: A Market Gardener’s Guide

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Not every market farmer makes room to grow garlic, but perhaps every farmer should.

Vegetable Garden Design Basics

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Design Your Garden for Easy Tending and Good Plant Health

Squash Varieties to Grow and Store for Months

Crops & Gardening
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Do you want to eat local all winter? Consider these delicious and tough-as-nails squash and pumpkin varieties for storage.

Types of Carrots to Grow in Your Garden

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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While carrots take a long time to grow, the flavors and colors you get from heirloom varieties beat what you can find at the store any day.

8 Gift Wrapping Ideas Using Herbs and Flowers

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Projects |
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Your gift wrap can be just as exciting as what it’s covering when you adorn the package with herbs and flowers from your garden.

Cold Frame Greenhouse: Extend Your Growing Season

Crops & Gardening
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Cold frames open up the world to gardeners by creating a micro­climate for sensitive crops or as a means to extend the shoulder seasons.

Blackberries And Raspberries: Popular And Easy To Grow

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening |
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Looking for an easy-to-grow plant with income potential for your hobby farm? Blackberries and raspberries fit the bill and are a "berry" good idea.

Brambles: Spring Care Tips for Raspberries & Blackberries

Crops & Gardening
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Support Raspberries & Blackberries While They Break Dormancy

Different Weeds Call for Different Solutions. Trimec® Has You Covered.

Crops & Gardening | Sponsored |
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Every lawn is different, but every lawn faces some weed pressure. No worries: there’s a solution in the Trimec® line-up of lawn herbicides. It starts with the original, “the patriarch” of the Trimec Family: Trimec Lawn Weed Killer. A favorite for homeowners and professionals alike, original Trimec controls more than 200 listed broadleaf weeds, including […]

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