ASHTON, Ill. — Corn and soybeans are planted at the same time on the Henert farm. “We go off soil conditions so we started ...

Brooke Shegogue said the reason she and her husband James self-taught themselves how to farm three years ago was purely ...

Economic pressures are prompting more families to grow vegetables in their backyards. According to the National Gardening Association, more than 43 percent of Americans are now growing their own ...

Leafy green vegetables are a popular container plant that is easy to grow. For better growth and harvests, use this simple ...

Fourth graders at Tower Grove Christian Academy planted vegetables at the urban garden in the Shaw neighborhood last week. The food they harvest this summer will be donated to Operation Food Search.

Even tender leafy greens like lettuce and Swiss chard can thrive in winter with the protection of frost cloth, a thick mulch ...

May is not too late to plant potatoes. Maincrop types of potatoes can be put in the ground in early May and will still have ...

It is a perfect time to start your spring and early summer garden in Tennessee. Here's the best time to plant everything from beans to zucchini.

Fungal infections like monilia, which attack the fruit, and pests such as Xyleborus, a genus of beetle that infests trunks and branches, cannot be effectively managed with chemical treatments without ...

You may even see blackened leaves and other damage when temperatures drop to 50 degrees. Protect tender plants in spring and extend the harvest in fall with the help of floating row covers. These spun ...

The stalks should still be fine to harvest. Here’s my list of the other ... artichoke, broad beans, Swiss chard, peas, and spinach. Cut back dead ferns to reveal new shoots.