For a lush green lawn next spring and summer, fall fertilizing is the way to go. Consider topdressing the entire lawn with ...

• Make a “base plan.” Measure your property with a tape measure or the measuring app on your smart phone. Plot it on grid ...

People who grow their own vegetables can sow broad beans as early as now or even November as they are a hardy vegetable and ...

November may be a slow time for sowing and planting in a vegetable garden, but that does not mean there are not some ...

You may have thought the weather turning colder spelled an end to your homegrown vegetable pursuits, but October is actually the perfect time to get ahead in the garden ... summer crop. Then by ...

Fall is here and the month of October will bring cooler and dryer weather to our gardens. Well, dryer except when hurricanes ...

Flowering shrubs often need plenty of sunlight to grow to their full potential and put out the best displays every year. The ...

As temperatures finally cool, now is the time to plant vegetables and herbs in your garden. (And be thankful for less garden ...

Properly closing down your vegetable garden in the fall means you’ll have less work to do during spring planting, and it helps promote a healthy summer harvest. Learn how to close your vegetable ...

Lettuce ‘Winter Density’ grows well throughout winter and is a tasty salad leaf. Kale ‘Winterbor’ can be used in salads and ...

Kem Ormond is a features writer for NZME community newspapers and The Country. She’s also a keen gardener. This week, she’s ...

What causes okra to be slimy? Okra pods contain mucilage which is made of soluble fiber, residual sugar called ...