Lettuce is always a positive addition to the market table, but the summertime requires different rules for growing and harvesting.
Chiggers are the larval stage of the harvest mite that use human skin for food. They're young arachnids rather than insects.
Grow a delicious crop of kale and lettuce with this upcycled garden container project that uses a secondhand baby bathtub.
Fertilizing corn in the home garden is an essential summer chore, if you want a hearty crop of plump ears. Learn which organic fertilizers are the best.
It's Pollinator Week, and with just a little attention, materials that are already on your property could provide shelter for valuable native bees.
Keeping fields clear of invasive plants is a challenge many farmers face, and those shrubby bushes invading your fields actually might be apple trees.
Shrews share characteristics with bats, snakes and insects. This fascinating animal can tell you something important about your soil diversity.
Cutworms can quickly sever or girdle newly planted seedlings. Prevent cutworm damage by using these household items to protect your plants
Hand pollination produces bigger vine crops such as cucumbers, squash, pumpkins and melons. It's easy and takes just a few minutes each day.
Pollinators such as bees, birds, bugs and butterflies benefit from a thoughtfully arranged (and sometimes artfully neglected) garden landscape.
Centipedes and millipedes, whose names are somewhat misleading, play different roles in creating rich soil.
This quiche comes together quicker than many other variations; it's a welcome savory course for any meal.
