Milkweed is famed for being an important plant for the Monarch butterfly, and it may surprise you to know that late fall is an ideal time to start perennial varieties by sowing outdoors. It does work ...
Autumn brings renewed vigor to the garden. Trees ignite in fiery hues. Asters and sunflowers erupt with autumn blooms. Even our vegetable gardens regain productivity. The crisp nights and cool days of ...
Hi, everyone. We are back with. Get growing with Bria. I am Bria Barry with Stacy Lasley at Kansas City Community Gardens. We are talking fall. We planted spring and summer and now fall. This is *** ...
The transition to fall happens now, though the heat will linger for a while. Days grow noticeably shorter and nights a bit cooler. I’m always sad to say goodbye to summer and dinners eaten on the ...
Creating a backyard vegetable garden is one of the most rewarding activities you can undertake as a home gardener.
Garlic (Allium sativum) has been cultivated for thousands of years and is an incredibly easy vegetable to grow. While grocery stores tend to carry only one or two types of garlic, hundreds of garlic ...
As temperatures cool and leaves change color heading into fall, it may seem like it's time to think about winding things down and preparing the garden for winter. There may be a few veggies left to ...
How are you doing on your fall vegetable garden? The soil should have been prepared by incorporating 2 inches of compost and 10 cups of slow release 19-05-09 fertilizer into each 100-square feet ...
Fall is the time of year when pumpkin spice invades everything from coffee to candles, and people start contemplating if it’s too early to put up Halloween decorations. But did you know it’s also the ...
Depending on your location, September is pumpkin spice latte weather or still hot enough for shorts and a dip in the pool. More often, we get some of both in this transition month. And as summer's ...
Fall is for planting and the end of August is the start of the fall season in Western Washington as night temperatures cool and nurseries restock with a fresh supply of trees, shrubs and perennials.