November may be a slow time for sowing and planting in a vegetable garden, but that does not mean there are not some ...
With the weather turning cooler, there is one job you can do now to give yourself a head start for next year. Sowing broad ...
Every soup and stew starts with alliums like onions and leeks, so having them in the garden makes sense. Here's how to plant them.
Do you know the nutrient level of the soil in your vegetable garden? If you don’t, how do you determine how much fertilizer ...
Some good options for cover crops include clover, beans, peas, annual ryegrass, oats, winter wheat, winter rye or buckwheat.
When autumn leaves fall from the trees, welcome them as though you’d found a treasure chest. “There are so many ways to use ...
As the garden rests for winter, use this quiet time to reflect on the past season and plan for the next to set the stage for ...
Fall is a good time to prune many winter-dormant plants and those that bloom in late spring through summer. Start by removing ...
Autumn is in full gear this month. This is a great time to plant almost any tree, shrub, perennial, ground cover, wildflower ...
We’ve been out watering, weeding, and tending the garden since March, so it’s OK to want a little break and let nature do what nature does best.
I would like to get my vegetable garden and annual flower beds ready for planting without having to do a lot of preparation next spring. What are some things I could be doing right now?
Fall showers bring thoughts of spring flowers - and vegetable plants. Last year, the Kiwanis Club of West Seattle provided about 200 packs of seeds at the West Seattle Farmers' Market, to both schools ...