Sunflowers are the most noticeable of the cover crops that the couple use at Haz-Wald Farms, the limited liability corporation that the Masters formed to farm land owned by her parents, Dale and ...
From mitigating soil compaction and reducing erosion, to adding nutrients to soil and suppressing weeds, there are many reasons to plant fall cover crops.
The change in season has local farmers planting fall crops, and their winter soil preparation methods are based on personal experience — plus how much work they want to do. Farmers at the Farmers’ ...
While everything is about pumpkins this weekend, the Sunrise Kiwanis want to get kids hooked on turnips, lettuce, carrots and parsley. The Urban Green Project has teamed up with Kiwanis to stage a ...
Hard pruning is best done keeping the natural growth cycle of azaleas in mind. The main growing season for azaleas is spring through early summer, March/April through May. Pruning hard just before or ...
Some things are worth waiting for, like these tasty fall vegetables that can be harvested right up to the first frost—and beyond.
Summer may be ending, but your garden doesn’t have to! Here are simple ways to extend the season and what to plant now for a strong fall growing finish.
*The shorter day lengths will also slow down the growth of the lawn to the point where you may not need to mow more than every other week. If you have weeds, keep them mowed so they cannot produce ...
The chances are you may know most of the usual suspects that are typically planted in the fall, such as onions, fava beans, and garlic. These all require long waits for a harvest, and, admittedly, ...
COFFEE grounds don’t belong in the trash, they belong in your garden. Packed with nutrients like nitrogen, potassium, and magnesium, they can work wonders for vegetables, turf, and landscape ...
Planting fall crops has become difficult at Indigo Farms due to a lack of rain, potentially delaying farm-fresh produce for local families.
Add winter color with snapdragons, stocks, calendula and more — plus why to wait on pansies, violas and cyclamen.