Horticulture

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension specialist Jayla Fry demonstrates laying cardboard for sheet mulching in a garden. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Use cardboard to stop weeds in your garden

Known as sheet mulching, the practice limits weed growth by blocking sunlight while gradually enriching soil as materials decompose. Read More

Bunch of radish. (Adobe Stock │ #227743594 - Olena Rudo)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors, Recipes

Radishes: A root awakening

Person holding wooden crate box of vegetables and fruit from organic garden. (Adobe Stock │ 422800358 - Дмитрий Сидор)
Food Safety, Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

How to donate homegrown produce to a food shelf



The success of your garden depends on seed selection. Compare availability, pricing, shipping rates and discounts to help determine what works for your garden. Photo by Katie Kammler.

Seed selection and storage tips that can help improve the success of your garden

Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) is an excellent, highly recommended native plant for pollinators. It is especially good for native bee support. (Photo by Katie Kammler.)

Pollinators: Patience pays off

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Cooking pickled vegetables. Salting various vegetables in glass jars for long-term storage. (Adobe Stock │ #275525226- senteliaolga)

Make a plan for preserving foods before you plant this spring

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
A bee on a chrysanthemum extracts nectar to make sweet honey. (Adobe Stock │ #295334838 - andov)

How to incorporate native plants in the garden

Female gardener pruning fruit tree in early spring. (Adobe Stock │ #552780790 - Angelov)

Spring landscaping cleanup: Timing and technique key to successful pruning

Woman checking soil health before growth a seed of vegetable or plant seedling. (Adobe Stock │ #572997453 - maxbelchenko)

Do I need to test my garden’s soil?

Metal watering can covered with snow. (iStock │ #1297451757 - Artur Henryk Bialosiewicz)

Even in winter, gardens need water

Myth-busting coffee grounds

Is trouble brewing in your garden?