URBANA, Ill. — Take a break from summer garden care and watering for a conversation about native bees and crop rotation. Two ...

A garden full of life doesn t need chemicals to thrive. If you're aiming for a greener, healthier outdoor space, here are ...

There's no getting around it; gardening generates waste. Whether it's spent plants at the end of their life cycle or scraps ...

Brits are being urged to stay vigilant in June as garden pests and diseases hit their seasonal peak, threatening plants and ...

Warm, moist days are ideal for growing a robust vegetable crop. Unfortunately, that is the same recipe for disease that can fester bacteria, fungi and viruses.

When growing tomatoes, you want to avoid planting in sandy soils, as these can lack nutrients and therefore result in poor fruit development. Although soil that is compacted is also damaging to your ...

I spent late spring/early summer of 2013 in Guatemala. Beans, rice, corn tortillas, fresh fruit and produce, amazing ...

When it comes to maximizing your potato yield for the year, it's helpful to know when to plant a second crop in summer. Get your seed potatoes ready to plant!

Raising a vegetable garden with years of continuous success and high-yielding plants is a skill. However, it’s not just a matter of having a green thumb. Utilizing crop rotation in the garden ...

Crop rotation involves rotating crops or crop families from one growing period to the next. For example, farmers may plant corn in their fields one year and soybeans the next or grow a spring crop of ...

Today’s topic is crop rotation. Basically you don’t want to plant the same crop in the same area every year. Rotating your crops throughout the garden space will help maintain soil fertility ...