Fill a container with rich, well-drained, loose soil. Add fertilizer or compost. Plant young lettuce plants or sow seeds. If ...

Another legume to plant now is a fava bean like Broad Windsor. Spring salad greens are expensive to buy, but very easy and ...

Other crops, like carrots, are best sown directly in the garden, but can be more challenging to germinate and grow. Tomatoes ...

For many gardeners, particularly those without polytunnels or propagation benches, direct sowing offers a more ...

Don’t let its unassuming looks deceive you. Don’t let its unassuming looks deceive you. Credit...Suzanne Saroff Supported by By Alexandra Pattillo Against all odds, the humble cabbage has become an It ...

Reprieve from drought and a worsening water crisis in Colorado and the western U.S. may come from the clouds above. Yes, that’s always been the case. But the U.S. and other countries are beginning to ...

Countries are increasingly embracing the controversial practice of cloud seeding as global water demand continues to rise. Iran recently sprayed clouds with chemicals as part of a push to boost ...

With drought conditions increasingly threatening the West, being able to increase water resources by an average of 10% is a significant achievement. In Idaho, a collaboration of many interested ...

The month of March is about to start, and the official start of spring is just a few weeks away. When you head outside to start to get the lawn in shape at this time of the year, where should you ...

So, our gardening season begins again. Mid-February is the time to start seeds for planting out mid-April or there abouts. After this winter-that-wasn’t (so far), I’m not sure what the planting ...