Soil thermometer in soil of farm field. (iStock │ #2148452446 - JJ Gouin)

Soil temperature is important for germination in the garden

Soil with a row of fresh vegetable onions growing out of the dirt. (Adobe Stock │ #367852109 - Maarten Zeehandelaar)

Onions: how to grow it

Get a head start on the gardening season by planting vegetable and flower seeds indoors. (Photo by University of Missouri Extension field horticulturist Donna Aufdenberg.)

Plant now for seeds of success

Any tomato that has reached the breaker stage is considered vine ripened and can be picked. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

A ‘gathering for gardeners’ is set for March 8 in Hutchinson

Straw bale gardening in a vegetable garden. (iStock │ #467839666 - debibishop)

Overcome poor soil, lack of space with straw bale gardening

Tomatoes (Photo courtesy of ARS News Service.)

It’s February: Are you thinking about tomatoes… yet?

Cocker spaniel dog valentine with rose. (Adobe Stock │ 248213963 - Life in Pixels)

Give Valentine’s Day flowers some TLC

Check houseplants for fungus gnats