Successful spring gardening starts long before the plants go into the ground. In east Idaho, gardeners commonly work with ...

Clear the soil of diseased plants and weeds, then rake it flat. Test your soil for nutrient and pH imbalances and add amendments as needed. Plant cover crops in empty vegetable beds and mulch around ...

After reaping the rewards of their hard labor during harvest, farmers have one last critical step to close out the season: ensuring soil health for spring. Amending after fall harvest is ideal because ...

Now that spring is here officially, most of us are scurrying about outdoors, intent on making garden beds ready for ornamental plants, herbs and vegetables. There are numerous gardening tasks that ...

SAN ANTONIO – Even though February might not scream gardening season, it’s the perfect time to prepare your spring garden for a vibrant bloom. February is all about soil prep because healthy soil is ...

Did your soil struggle to support your corn or soybean crop last season? If so, you might be considering soil amendments this year. But where do you start? With the exception of fertilizer, almost ...

Prepping and planning your next veggie garden is much easier when you pace yourself through the colder months. In late fall and early winter, remove old plants, test soil, take stock of tools and ...

Now that we have experienced the first frost of the season, and the growing season for most garden and home landscape plants has come to an end, we as gardeners tend to start thinking about things we ...

Gardeners know a simple truth: the better the soil, the larger the harvest, the brighter the flowers, and the easier the ...