Man's hands hiding holding chic bouquet of red roses and gift with white ribbon behind back, happy woman is on blurred background (Photo: iStock - Deagreez)

Tips to extend the life of Valentine’s Day roses

A quick soil test can provide gardeners with vital information about the quality of the soil in their landscape. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Conduct soil test now ahead of spring planting

Various gardening tools in the garden (Photo: iStock - Santje09)

February Pre-gardening Checklist

Freeze damaged trees may not make it after this latest cold snap, but homeowners should give high-value plants a chance to recover before removing them. ‘Looking dead’ is not necessarily dead in many cases. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Courtney Sacco)

‘Learn to live with ugly’ after freeze damage

Woman removing weeds from her garden (Photo: iStock - lucentius)

Use weed clues to dig up fertility, soil compaction and moisture issues

Tomato plants are prolific, their fruit can be canned, cooked or eaten fresh, and they are a source of vitamin C, making tomatoes the most popular plant in home gardens. (Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)

Health benefits of tomatoes

Some colorful watering cans covered with snow (Photo: iStock - Brinja Schmidt)

Even in winter, gardens need water

Planning for and starting vegetable and flower transplants can make January a much more interesting time of year for gardeners. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

January provides opportunity to start vegetables, flowers indoors