An overarching goal for planting cover crops is to produce as much biomass as possible during the growing window. Higher levels of cover crop biomass will reduce soil erosion, inhibit weed growth, and ...

Mira M. of Sebastopol asks: What does “planting in hills” mean? I overheard a few people talking about doing this when planting his or her vegetable seeds and I didn’t get a chance to ask them what ...

January, known for being cold and dark, is right around the corner. Winter sowing of native seeds in containers set outside ...

Tired of filling up your seed trays? This alternative will take a fraction of the time and provide great results ...

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.

Tired of weeding, feeding, and staking every crop? One backyard gardener's experiment with the age-old "four sisters" gardening method shows how a few thoughtfully planted species can solve those ...