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?

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 ...

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

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

Thomas Jefferson is best known as our third president and diplomate. It was of his interest in horticulture, particularly ...

Toni Farmer, Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania, provides tips on planting peas, which can ...

Few flowers are as nostalgic and charming as ornamental sweet peas, Lathyrus odoratus. Their delicate petals, ruffled blooms, and intoxicating fragrance evoke memories of cottage gardens, ...

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 ...

“Fresh green peas are an antioxidant-, protein- and fiber-rich legume that will make an excellent addition to your ...

O.K.,if you say it real fast, it becomes “Peazinseason”. Silly as it sounds, when the sun shines on the snow soaked earth, ...

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