Recently, after much consideration, I made a tough decision. I fully committed to sowing a fall and winter cover crop in each and every one of my vegetable plots — an all-in charge that I’ve ...

In addition to diseased plants, you should also pull weeds from your garden as soon as possible to ensure they don’t get the ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. Just because winter is on the way in, your family ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. There are varieties of cover crops for every ...

It’s difficult to overstate the benefits of a cover crop for your garden. In addition to helping replenish the nitrogen in your soil, cover crops also act as habitat for a healthy garden ecosystem and ...

In the fall, you might be tempted to remove the dead plant material, till your garden soil a bit, and put your garden to bed for the winter without another thought. However, you can also grow cover ...

Bill Schillinger, director of the Washington State University dryland research station in Lind. A researcher and a farmer agree that winter peas use less water than other crops, add nitrogen to the ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Finally, rain has returned to the Valley. Many areas received more than an inch of rain to end our dry spell. The combination of moisture and cool, fall ...

"I’ve never heard of that." Gardening expert reveals low-maintenance hack to get through winter months: 'Very helpful' first ...

In order to improve soil heath and organic matter, vegetable gardeners should aim to have actively growing plants in the garden for 10 or eleven months each year. This is desirable because organisms ...

‘Prosperity,’ customer pressure help stir cover crop interest The ‘yo-yo’ principle of managing cover crops Is USDA overpromoting cover crops? This is the first part of a four-part series examining ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Fall is a great time to apply soil amendments to the garden, the lawn and our crop fields. Compost, composted or aged manure, fertilizers and lime can all ...