While most gardeners start seeds in spring, winter sowing can allow you to plant vegetable, herb, and flower seeds a whole lot earlier. Not only does winter sowing extend the growing season and ...

However, counting on your harvest in advance could lead to disappointment as you can never be sure how a crop will fare with pests or weather. A planting method, known as companion planting or ...

If you've never practiced winter sowing, you're in for a fun and unique experience that ignores some of the rules you've learned about seed starting. For example, seed packet instructions on when to ...

Different cover crop application methods and timing of those applications were evaluated at Ivy Tech in Lafayette, IN. Cover crop treatments are highlighted from right to left which corresponds to ...

Mira M. of Sebastopol asks: What does “planting in hills” mean? I overheard a few people talking about doing this when planting his or her vegetable seeds and I didn’t get a chance to ask them what ...

Have you heard the old adage “proper planning prevents poor performance?” This adage applies perfectly to establishing food plots for wildlife; you just have to adjust the words, “Proper planting ...

An overarching goal for planting cover crops is to produce as much biomass as possible during the growing window. Higher levels of cover crop biomass will reduce soil erosion, inhibit weed growth, and ...