The only thing better than a vegetable garden is a vegetable garden with three times as many crops. One home gardener demonstrated how to achieve this using an ancient Indigenous technique, the Three ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you’re starting a vegetable garden, you’ll want to get the most you can out of your garden plot. To do ...

Different cover crop application methods and timing of those applications were evaluated at Ivy Tech in Lafayette, IN. Cover crop treatments are highlighted from right to left which corresponds to ...

The Miyawaki method can be used in cities where green space has thinned out over decades. Roads, concrete surfaces, parking ...

An overarching goal for planting cover crops is to produce as much biomass as possible during the growing window. Higher levels of cover crop biomass will reduce soil erosion, inhibit weed growth, and ...

A new study from the University of Alberta points to an exciting way farmers can grow better crops while spending less on fertilizer. The secret? Planting certain grains and legumes side by side in ...

I can't promise you won't break a sweat, especially in hot, humid climates, but "no dig" gardening is much easier than dragging out the shovel to turn the soil and get your garden ready for planting.

Consider using the “lasagna gardening” method when building a raised bed this spring. This method gets its name from the layered pasta dish. And just like that pasta, you’ll be using layers of ...

Every stage in the development of your garden is important, but nothing matches the excitement of getting your plants into the ground once spring comes around.

With spring upon us, it’s time to think about planting in home gardens. In Iowa, onions are a popular addition to the vegetable garden as they are easy to grow and take up little space. In this ...

If I could only have one vegetable plant in my garden, it would definitely be a tomato plant. For the space it takes it, it makes up for in bountiful fruits! Right now, all we can do is dream of BLT’s ...