Monday, Sept. 22, is the official start of fall 2025, that waypoint in the calendar year when our day and night length is equal as we tread toward winter. For gardeners, it signals cooling ...

Arms planting a tomato seeding in the garden. - Stock Rocket/Shutterstock Whether you got your garden off to a late start or are just hoping to multiply your harvest, you might find yourself wondering ...

While many are putting their gardens to bed for the winter, others are already planning and starting their fall vegetable gardens. To some folks, it's still a relatively new idea that gardening can be ...

There’s lots of planting to be done in our vegetable gardens this month. The late summer/fall vegetable garden includes plantings of both warm-season vegetables (many of the same ones we planted in ...

Q: Look closely and see the little "pockets" in the tip area of basil leaves (see reader's photo). What is this and/or why does it occur? A: Since the overall plant looks healthy and green aside from ...

Whether you have a patio container garden or a backyard garden, the fall harvest season is coming sooner than you might think. From cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes to fragrant herbs and flowers - now ...

Home gardeners are enjoying the fruits of their springtime labor now that it’s harvest time for tomatoes. But if you didn’t get a chance to plant in the spring when cold snaps deterred many gardeners ...

How are you doing on your fall vegetable garden? The soil should have been prepared by incorporating 2 inches of compost and 10 cups of slow release 19-05-09 fertilizer into each 100-square feet ...