Permaculture gardening is the only way I garden. It’s about building a healthy, sustainable micro-ecosystem. Permaculture is ...

Climate change poses a huge threat and may lead many gardeners globally to rethink what plants they grow and how they grow ...

Aphids, which are probably the most common insect in gardens, are small, usually light green — though there are black, gray or red aphids — and sometimes sport a fuzzy coat. They feed on plants by ...

One of the best ways to prevent weeds is stopping them before their roots settle more is to manually dig them up yourself.

Ground ivy or creeping Charlie can quickly overtake a lawn or garden. Learn more about this invasive weed and how to prevent ...

With the last frosts now behind us, May is the ideal time to sow vegetables for a summer harvest. So, to inspire you, here ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - People have assumed climate change solutions that sequester carbon from the air into soils will also benefit crop yields. But a new study from Cornell University finds that most ...

It often happens that when a certain color combination appears in your garden, it is simultaneously found on a number of ...

Planting clover or another crop after harvest will help your soil regain nutrients and keep it safe from the winter sun. Reorganizing your garden’s ... vetch for no-till cover cropping.

We had a fantastic turnout at the Winter Garden College in March. Thank you to everyone who joined us! One of the big topics of the evening was utilizing cover crops in the home garden. In the ...

Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil carbon from erosion, a factor that’s underestimated in considering the ...

Acting as a kind of ‘nurse crop’, they provide cover and protection for the slower ... A wildflower meadow is more than just a garden feature - it’s a small act of restoration.