garden

A child in a garden with tomatoes. (Adobe Stock │ #338325350 - yanadjan)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Tomato: how to grow it

Home-grown tomatoes can offer superb flavor and texture since they don’t have to withstand shipping or long periods of storage. Read More

Red cabbage. Photo courtesy National Garden Bureau.
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

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

Growing rhubarb in home garden. (iStock │ #696048186 - Kati Finell)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

March signals time to plant rhubarb



Tomatoes (Photo courtesy of ARS News Service.)

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

Greenhouse gardening, starting seedlings for summer homegrown vegetable gardens, spring season gardening activities. Photo concept, lifestyle background (Photo: Adobe Stock │ 417488465 - Kristin)

For spring gardens, start transplants now

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Fresh snow on trees and shrubs on BC rooftop patio. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #474463915 - Andrew)

Overwintering potted plants

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

Add these garden tools to holiday wish lists

Close up of a pink and white amaryllis flower. (Photo: iStock - TeleMakro Fotografie │ Ina Hensel)

Holiday blooms need to be planted soon

Overwinter roses (Photo: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)

Yard and garden: preparing plants for winter

  • By Aaron J. Steil │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
PARTNER CONTENT Raking fallen leaves in the garden (Photo: iStock - Zbynek Pospisil)

Mow or compost leaves for best results

Many perennial plants benefit from being divided every three to five years to improve plant performance. (Photo: courtesy of Kristine Lang - SDSU Extension)

Dividing perennials in the fall