Growing lettuce is quick and easy and the crop is ideally suited to growing in pots. Utilizing containers to grow delicious leaves offers many benefits, including protection against pests and the ...

There is nothing more satisfying for a vegetable gardener in mid-July than tossing together a salad for dinner with ingredients harvested just outside your back door. While cucumber, squashes, and the ...

Sure, lettuce is easy. Radishes are fast. But if you’re only going to grow one vegetable, chances are it will be tomatoes. Americans love tomatoes. We ate more than 20 pounds of fresh tomatoes per ...

Here in southeastern Michigan, we have just about enough time for a fall crop of leaf lettuce. About four weeks from the average first frost of autumn is a good approximation of the last chance to ...

Although there are many old sayings such as, “Plant your potatoes when the oak leaves are the size of a mouse’s ear,” I would rather depend on soil temperature and calendar dates. Besides, who really ...

Green, leafy vegetables such as kale, lettuce and cabbage are fairly easy to grow, and can provide a lot of food for a little investment. KIMBERLY P. MITCHELL MCT file It’s not too late to start an ...

Q: Is there any way to prevent my lettuce from bolting so quickly? It tends to do this before I’m ready to harvest it. A: With the wide temperature swings we see in the greater St. Louis area in ...

A view of flying honey bees in a swarm. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Do you have a gardening question? The UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County can help. Our volunteers are part of the University ...

MACON, Ga. — As the colder months settle in, many gardeners wonder how to protect their plants from the chill. Kathy Hensley, from the UGA Bibb Extension, joined us in the garden to share expert tips ...