Plant cabbage six to eight weeks before your first frost to give it time to mature in cooler temps for sweeter heads. Keep soil moist, fertilize biweekly, and watch for pests like aphids or worms to ...

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Mid-summer is the time to prepare for a fall vegetable garden. July and August are ideal for starting seeds indoors for broccoli, cabbage, leafy greens, and even cauliflower and Brussels sprouts.

What’s actively growing in your vegetable garden in the middle of October? You may have some late winter squash yet to be harvested, but warm-season stalwarts such as cucumber and summer squash are ...

Cool evenings and brisk mornings are heralding the coming fall. Soon we’ll be gazing in wonder at the display of colors that the forest puts on before those glorious trees settle down for their winter ...

It may be mid-summer, but veteran gardeners know it’s time to start planning the fall vegetable garden. “Fall gardens may face additional pressures of pests and heat, but the flavor that comes from ...

If you are looking to create a thriving fall vegetable garden, it is essential to know which crops you should start indoors and which ones you should directly sow. There are loads of benefits to ...

While farmers plant millions acres of plants like rye and clover to boost soil health and crowd out weeds, a cover crop does the same thing in the smallest home garden. With cover crops, a vegetable ...

From carrots, beets and garlic to broccoli, cabbage and spinach, it’s just plain fun — albeit a bit spendy — to grow your own food. I enjoy growing my own veggies, but it certainly isn’t because it is ...

Can't seem to get rid of those pesky rodents, no matter how many traps you set? Well, your fall vegetable garden might be the reason. If rats are the issue, you can't just let them be. Rats can wreak ...