February has arrived and as a vegetable gardener, you are likely ordering seeds and making plans for your garden for the coming growing season. One factor to consider when planning your vegetable ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

A large raised garden bed with leeks growing alongside a green manure cover crop to suppress weeds and enrich the soil - La Huertina De Toni/Shutterstock It's common for home gardeners to give their ...

Maybe after you finish your vegetable harvest, you mentally say, “I’m done this year,” and wait to start again next year. But a cover crop could benefit you in several ways. By researching now, you ...

Kale is a cold-hardy vegetable that can be planted in the early spring. Powdery mildew can shorten the productive life of many vegetables. Looking for disease resistance when choosing vegetable ...

Mutations are one of the best ways of increasing the sell value of your crops in Grow A Garden. Apart from getting your hands on mythical and higher-rarity seeds, getting your crops to mutate with the ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Hot weather is here and that can bring extra challenges for vegetable gardens as high temperatures cause yield and quality loss in many vegetable crops. For example, high temperatures contribute to ...

“Now that it’s cooling down a bit, my enthusiasm for my vegetable garden is coming back. Is it too late to plant this year?” — E.G. Many of us feel your pain. Let’s face it. As much as we love ...