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A garden is a rejuvenating retreat. When I get out in the garden among vegetables, herbs, or flowers the cares of the day go away and I can enjoy restful moments of peace and quiet or …

Growing Vegetables: Use our collection of helpful articles to help you get started with every kind of vegetable gardening.

In my garden, I use cloches in many ways. Obviously, they provide great protection for any newly planted seedlings, but they also protect mature plants in fall. My bell-shaped glass cloche …

Cole crops like broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage can be direct seeded into your garden around April 11, assuming the ground can be worked, but it's better to start them indoors around …

Growing vegetables, fruits and herbs is easy! Whether you're growing basil, blueberries, or tomatoes, our Food Gardening Guide will give you all the information you need to succeed.

By National Gardening Association Editors Deciding when to transplant tomato seedlings is easy. When tomato seedlings are three or four inches tall and have their second pair of leaves, it's …

« Select a different calculator What is limestone? When gardeners talk about "lime" or "limestone," they mean either calcium carbonate (calcite or calcitic limestone), or calcium …

Cole crops like broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage can be direct seeded into your garden around April 9, assuming the ground can be worked, but it's better to start them indoors around March …