CORVALLIS, Ore. – No one wants to think of harvest’s end as the vegetable garden reaches peak, but now’s the time to plant over-winter cover crops to improve your soil for next season. If you’re not ...

For an Earth-friendly garden, keep a succession of plants in the soil by planting cover crops. These are plants grown to improve the soil rather than for harvest. I prepare the soil for the next year ...

Get ready for your 2025 garden with these 10 gardening tips that make it easy and efficient. - **Cover crops:** Learn how they can improve your soil. - **Composting:** Demystify the art of composting ...

Right now, it seems like vegetable garden season will go on forever. But we know that eventually the cold weather will show up and put an end to our garden. Since we know it’s going to happen, let’s ...

For thousands of years, humans in places all around the world, including ancient Rome, have used an ancient gardening ...

The long summer of vegetable gardening can leave your soil in need of some rejuvenation, a perfect job for cover crops. Also known as “green manure,” cover crops are a natural and easy way to keep ...

That’s because for soil to retain nutrients and moisture, it needs to contain a living root for as long as possible. Meaning ...

In most cases, you won't have to fertilize your Swiss chard. However, if you've planted your crop in a container, then it can ...

Asparagus is a perennial vegetable that produces a harvest for over a decade when properly cared for. It just needs the right ...