We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you're a beginner vegetable gardener, there's a lot you may not know. For one thing, not all produce is worth raising yourself; some fruits ...

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.

The end of summer is the perfect time to get your fall garden situated right before hunkering down for the first frost. Companion planting — the practice of growing certain plants together for mutual ...

Check your local freeze date to choose vegetables for October planting. Fast-maturing cool-season crops are ideal for late fall harvests. Hardy plants like garlic and kale go dormant in winter and ...

Many people think of spring as the best time to plant vegetables, but if you ask rooftop gardener James Mastaler, fall is actually the perfect time to start! “Fall is a surprisingly wonderful time to ...

Understanding gardeners' favorite vegetable companion plants can help you grow healthier, tastier beets, potatoes, carrots, and other fall vegetables. Companion plants are plants that are grown close ...

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- As summer begins to fade, Clovis resident Jonathan Halverstadt is already looking ahead to the next growing season. His backyard garden, bursting with peppers and other summer ...

For most Central and South Texas gardeners, the fall garden is the best time to have a vegetable garden. Now is the time to get started. Cat’s claw vine is very difficult to control and spreads by ...

Gardeners have had a broad range of experiences with their vegetable gardens this season. Some planted early in May with the warm weather, which was followed by a cold front that meant covering plants ...

It’s about to happen: That one morning in the third or fourth week of October, when you wake up and the air feels different — cool, maybe a bit damp … and you know fall is here. • Cut melons when the ...