Grow bush-type green beans in a container that is at least 24 inches wide. After the danger of frost has passed, sow seed ...

Slips dislike cold weather, so it's usually advisable to wait until one month after your last frost date if you're planting sweet potatoes in the ground. However, for containers, it may be possible to ...

This is the third episode in our growing food in small spaces series. This episode shows four examples of how to grow food in ...

I noticed Dutch flower bulbs in a store on sale at discounted prices. I would like to plant some if it isn’t too late. What do you recommend? It is not too late to plant Dutch flower bulbs for bloom ...

The average monthly rainfall in October for Davis is 1.8 inches. My rain gauge measured a nice ‘dose’ of rain from the recent storm, 1.5 inches, that washed away the summer’s dust from the garden.

My zucchini plants have died. Is it too late to plant seeds for new plants this season? It is possibly a bit late to plant zucchini at the end of August, but it might work if you want to try a very ...

Growing zucchini at home feels like cheating. These plants produce so much food with so little effort that you’ll wonder why everyone doesn’t grow them. If you’ve never grown vegetables before, ...

Late July and August is a period of unease for the friends and family of vegetable growers. I know this because, as an avid gardener myself, I won’t let you leave my house in late summer without a ...

International Paper's Marion Container Plant will permanently close on Sept. 1. The closure is part of a larger company initiative also affecting plants in Kansas, Nevada and Mexico, impacting 134 ...