Kale is frost-hardy and tastes sweeter after cold weather. Plant six to eight weeks before your first frost date. Baby kale is ready for harvest just 20–30 days after sowing. Kale, Brassica oleracea ...

As the days get shorter and the heat of summer fades, it’s time to start thinking about your fall garden. Autumn is an excellent time to plant various cold-tolerant herbs and vegetables, as pest ...

The looming first fall frost doesn’t mean the end of the vegetable garden. With a little heat-trapping protection, it’s possible to keep growing cold-hardy crops such as carrots, parsnips, turnips, ...

Key Points You don’t need to wait for spring or summer to plant many garden vegetables.Some veggies, like lettuce and kale, ...

August is a good time to plant kale for a fall harvest. The sun is setting earlier and school supplies lurk around every corner: sure signs that summer fun is drawing to a close. But not for gardeners ...

BOISE, Idaho — If you haven't gotten around to planting your vegetable garden yet, it's not too late. You can plant crops of vegetables and flowers, even in the heat of summer, that will grow quickly ...

As gardeners, I think we are programmed to complain about the weather. It has been hot and dry the last week or so, but if we are being honest, we have had a fairly mild summer with intermittent weeks ...

It’s that time of year — vegetables are being harvested in local gardens and it serves as an inspiration to many. Thinking about the joy of growing dinner in your own garden? Think it’s too late? Have ...