Grow it as a cover crop, or grow it for the market stand. Spinach is a great early spring plant to sow directly in beds. As cover, it stabilizes soil, preventing weeds and erosion, while building soil ...

Seed packets look simple, but they often hide key instructions and use confusing jargon. Especially for new gardeners who ...

For Olivier Nyabyenda, a farmer in Karambo Village, Butare Sector, Rusizi District, the heavy rain is always a source of worry. Two weeks ago, a heavy hailstorm swept through his 25 acres of cassava ...

Del Monte canceled 20-year contracts with peach growers that abandoned an estimated 50,000 tons of peaches growing in the Central Valley.

From mountain orchards to coastal cafés, these California pie bakeries serve golden crusts and homemade fillings baked fresh ...

Keep ripe and unripe bananas apart: Avoid storing ripe bananas next to unripe ones. Ripe bananas release more ethylene, which ...

It's a good month to prune roses if you have not yet cut back your shrub and hybrid tea roses by at least one third.

Follow these steps to prepare your yard for new landscaping after cutting down a tree.

In spring and summer, when vegetation is plentiful, rabbits have a wider buffet, including lawn grass, clover and, of course, our tulips, lilies and petunias. In winter, though, pickings are slim, and ...

An overgrown shrub can become a safety hazard or eyesore and must be removed. Learn how to remove overgrown shrubs without tearing up your yard or damaging structures.

Pruning during blooming is a good rule to follow as you won’t be cutting off future blooms if you harvest shrubs while they are flowering. Just make an effort to shape up the shrubs you prune by ...