In areas that experience freezing cold winters, some seeds that need a chilling period will perform well when planted outside in January or February. This method -- what's known as winter sowing-- isn ...

Ever wanted to try your hand at hydroponics? All you need to get started are some gallon-sized plastic bottles, some small ...

When the holidays wrap up and the seed catalogs start coming in the mail is about the time I start to get a feeling that I just cannot shake; the faintest voice calls me outside and into the garden.

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Planning for a long winter without fresh-picked veggies is as old as the seasons. Home cooks have long been canning, drying, or otherwise ...

Did you read this week that there is a 50% chance of an eruption on Mount Spurr in the immediate future? It seems to me those odds are much better than the odds for a decent snow accumulation. Go ...

Add a bit of seasonal beauty to your front steps, window boxes, and other outdoor spaces with winter containers. Fill them with greenery, berries, cones, baubles, and more. You’ll find many of these ...