When planning your fall vegetable garden, selecting the right crops is essential. Fall is an ideal time to grow cool-season ...

Louisiana First Lady Donna Edwards points out green beans, right, and kohlrabi, left, also called German turnip, a biennial ...

Local classes and events offer a variety of experiences, including stained glass garden ornaments and calligraphy classes.

Have you heard of the lasagna gardening method? I just recently learned about it, and I’m impressed with the results. If your ...

Growing a great vegetable garden involves juggling the needs of dozens of different crops. Some like it hot while others prefer cool spring or fall growing conditions. Some can be closely planted ...

Where were the tomatoes planted last year? Was it this spot? Learn about the importance of crop rotation with your vegetable garden.

Homegrown tomatoes still warm from the sun are one of the joys of vegetable gardening. Unfortunately, tomatoes are not the most disease free vegetable we can grow. Sometimes the problems are the ...

Come the end of August, you'd be forgiven for thinking that all there is to look forward to in the vegetable garden is harvesting the fruits of your labours. But autumn is just as important as ...

Diane and Duane Dostal of rural Silver Lake have a bountiful garden this year. In total they have three vegetable gardens to tend to. And this year, the gardens are looking exceptionally well. “It ...

A roundup of local home and garden news and events, including meetings about changes to Palo Alto’s energy code and a fall vegetable gardening workshop.