Learn what to look for and how to maintain backyard gardens, porch plants, and landscapes during the summer months. (Photo by Ken Johnson, Illinois Extension)

Tips for getting landscape plants through summer

Hand pollination flower with brush. (iStock │ #133833585 - DLeonis)

In the garden: Why is my crop not producing fruit?

Watering a garden bed with watering can. (Adobe Stock │ #526862504 - Valerii Honcharuk)

How to brace the garden to resist heat stress

Fresh tomatoes. (Adobe Stock │ #136361599 - karepa)

Making pizza in the garden

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
View from the top of an open family compost (Photo: iStock - OceanProd)

More compost might not be what garden soil needs

Organic green beans being harvested out of garden. (Adobe Stock │ #281095678 - tab62)

Green beans: how to grow it

Ripe tomatoes in garden ready to harvest. (Adobe Stock │ #139074198 - Dusan Kostic)

Tomato Talk: Stake plants to keep fruit off ground, reduce risk of disease

  • By K-State Research and Extension news service
Fresh red organic vine ripened cherry tomatoes growing on an arched cattle panel trellis. (iStock │ #1384983524 - eurobanks)

Maximize garden space by growing vertically