How much will my garden grow? The internet is full of extensive and contradictory information about gardening, and predicting how much food I’ll grow is really more speculation than anything else.

In this video, I give you my vegetable garden plan for the new growing season by taking you on a tour around our veggie patch ...

August is an interesting and busy time in a vegetable garden, as many readers will no doubt be well aware. Most of your attention is likely to be on harvesting and tending the summer crops. For most ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › After several years of amending the soil in our 5-year-old raised bed garden, this year ...

Growing your own herbs and veggies is a great way to eat smart by controlling what goes on your dinner table. Since you get to decide what kind of soil mix, fertilizer, compost, pest control, etc. to ...

I didn’t plant my vegetable garden to save money. In fact, there were expenses: the raised beds, the planting soil, extending the watering system, a simple wire fence to keep the deer out, and of ...

Q: We have a raised bed vegetable garden. For the last few years our tomatoes, zucchini and eggplants have produced little to no fruit. We’ve fed the soil, used mulch to maintain moisture and ...

Regrowing vegetables from kitchen scraps can sound like a gimmick. But I’ve found that the more I look to my kitchen as a seed and plant catalogue, the more varied my vegetable garden becomes. In many ...

The cold, wet weather we experienced this spring was not what I was expecting after last year’s awful heat wave. While the flowers in my garden have been spectacular thanks to all of the rain, my ...

Rural Intelligence, a stylish weekly newsletter about the Berkshires, Connecticut and the Hudson Valley this week featured a story about a garden tour happening today, Saturday benefiting the North ...

During the garden season, I often use different types of covers over some of my vegetable plants. Since I’m frequently asked about this, I thought it would be helpful to explain when and why I use row ...

Q: My yard and garden flooded during the winter storms in January. What can I do to save my landscape plants and lawn? Is it still safe to eat the vegetables in my garden? A: First protect yourself by ...