The middle of March is the time to start growing cool season crops such as peas, sweet peas, lettuce, radishes, cabbage, kale ...

St. Patrick’s Day for gardeners is considered the beginning of the vegetable planting season. Irish potatoes can be planted now. Asparagus and rhubarb are the two perennial vegetables to get ...

Peas have a short period to grow. They only thrive in cool weather and fail in summer heat. They need to be planted in March; May is too late. Soak the peas overnight before planting. Plant them an ...

Spinach, peas, cilantro, parsley, and root veggies like beets and radish are great plants to grow on cooler days.

Get pruning. Most deciduous trees and shrubs (those that lose their leaves in autumn), including fruit trees, should be ...

My neighbor starts planting his vegetable garden a month before I do. I’m worried about frost if I plant too early. What do you recommend?

Get pruning. Most deciduous trees and shrubs (those that lose their leaves in autumn), including fruit trees, should be ...

Lettuce, spinach, kale, cabbage and peas can be planted now. If you want to grow them from seed, start them in a sunny window and move them outside once the seeds germinate. It's easy to plant a ...

From soil testing to seed-saving, members of the Penn State Extension Master Gardener program are preparing to guide ...

Get pruning. Most deciduous trees and shrubs (those that lose their leaves in autumn), including fruit trees, should be pruned before they emerge from dormancy. But hold off on pruning spring bloomers ...

Using creative solutions such as sack gardening, organic fertiliser and crop rotation, she has overcome challenges such as ...