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

Tapping Sugar Maple trees (Photo: Missouri Department of Conservation - MDC)

Try backyard maple sugaring this January and February

Kids having fun creating bottle gardens at home. They are potting little plants inside bottles to create miniature living eco-systems and beautiful home decoration. (Photo: iStock - Imgorthand)

Building and Caring for a Terrarium

  • By Aaron J. Steil │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach