Gardening is an activity that provides many benefits. (Photo by Sidney Winn)

April is National Gardening Month

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Fresh beetroot on rustic wooden background. (Adobe Stock │ #176227440 - vaivirga)

Beets: how to grow it

Crabgrass is manually removed from a lawn. (iStock │ #115867077 - PICSUNV)

Lawn got you crabby? Time nears to apply preventers

A child in a garden with tomatoes. (Adobe Stock │ #338325350 - yanadjan)

Tomato: how to grow it

Pruning branches with pruning shears. (Adobe Stock │ #423213171 - Anna)

Root awakening: spring tree tips

Red cabbage. Photo courtesy National Garden Bureau.

March is the time to plant hardy, heady, healthy cabbage and kale

Lawn mower cut grass. (Adobe Stock │ #358230287 - Zedspider)

Lawn calendar for cool-season grasses

Close up of The four leaf clover (Trifolium repens) is a rare variety of the common three leaf clover. (iStock │ #1715156370 - Galeh Nur Wihantara)

St. Patrick’s Day: Time to rock your shamrock knowledge