The second week of April is green with new growth, so you have the green light to mow the lawn, plant potatoes, peas, lettuce, cabbage, kale and other cool season crops. Enjoy harvesting daffodils ...

Now’s the time to mow and fertilize the lawn, plant cool-season crops, harvest daffodils and early tulips, and visit nurseries for perennials and cool-season annuals.

Certain cover crops can help control pests, such as the mustard plant, which controls harmful nematodes. Below the soil, legumes — plants in the Fabaceae family — fix nitrogen.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – No one wants to think of harvest’s end as the vegetable garden reaches peak, but now’s the time to plant over-winter cover crops to improve your soil for next season. If ...

If you’re adding frost-sensitive crops or live in a cooler growing zone, May is often the ideal time to plant the following perennial crops. Asparagus. A little patience now means springtime feasts ...