This monsoon, guide your little ones through the joys of gardening by growing bottle gourd together. Simple steps, big smiles ...

Should you remove mushrooms in your yard or leave them be? Why do they grow there in the first place? Your questions, ...

The small white specks in your houseplants' potting mix are probably slow-release fertilizer granules or perlite. In rare ...

Broccoli, another vegetable in the brassica family, isn't a good choice for planting alongside tomatoes. That's because tomatoes are notoriously hungry for nutrients, and broccoli will compete for the ...

Good trellising is important to keep plants off the ground, and to support the stems, which are sometimes brittle and can ...

Nobody likes gnats and some of the worst are fungus gnats that can infest your garden and ruin your crop, but at least ...

Tomatoes and watermelons have a lot in common, but this means they compete for nutrients and sunlight. They're also subject ...

Summer brings dry, hot weather that makes life hard for all the plants in your garden. To keep them healthy and beautiful, plant to water.

The extremes in Midwest weather can cause strange things to occur in our landscapes. Here are some things you may find.

We saw die-back in trees coming out of winter. In some cases, it is environmental stress from drought stress and winter ...

On my way home from teaching a wild edible class this week, I noticed an unusual plantin full bloom. I have been a fan of this plant since I lived in Florida. Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus or Opuntia ...