Hybrid tomato plants are the result of cross-pollination of two parent plants chosen for a specific desirable quality, such ...

If you’re new to hydroponics, you might be wondering what hydroponic plants to grow in your new garden. Do you know how that ...

For a tenderfoot like myself, I need a glimmer of hope that spring will return, as planned. Seed catalogs speak of a rosy future, of a time spent sleeping with open windows, of sitting on the deck ...

If you’ve been in garden supply stores or perusing various seed catalogs lately, you may have noticed the different types of ...

Seeds that are more diverse will automatically ripen over a longer period. But there are other reasons diversity is important ...

When it’s as cold as it’s been around here lately there isn't as much to do outside as in other times of the year. So this ...

And if you don’t want the fruit they produce ... my mind a few days ago as I was looking at salvia plants in a recently arrived nursery catalog. Every year I tell myself that I’m not going ...

Carefully selecting cultivars can also help for limited space gardens, or when growing vegetables in containers. Look for ...

This is the ideal month to prune fruit trees, and we are loading up on local favorites here at the garden center. Fruit Tree Timeline is a chart I put ...

Peaches are in season and this fruit tree produces a flat peach which is adapt to all climates (not just the cold). It tastes great and produced heaps of fruit! As some rightly point out below it's ...

I have never experienced discontentment in winter. I keep myself active in my little urban orchard by choosing fruiting trees ...

Tomato plants are big and require spacing in a home garden. Many of us are not growing acres of tomatoes but instead a dozen ...