To grow most "above ground" crops like lettuce, broccoli and peppers, six inches is deep enough. Root vegetables like beets, carrots and potatoes require at least eight inches. Tomatoes grow best with ...

Growing in raised beds has never been more popular, especially at a time when new-build backyards are getting smaller, and ...

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The number one consideration to successfully grow plants vertically is support. Besides size and lighting requirements, ...

Fortunately, some vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale and Brussels sprouts tolerate frost and even taste ...

Cleaning up the garden — or “putting the garden to bed” — has traditionally been a fall endeavor. In recent years, however, ...

Cleaning up the garden — or “putting the garden ... and moving them from lawns to beds and borders enriches the soil with plant-boosting nutrients. It also provides shelter and habitat for ...

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin gives advice about gardening in Florida including dollarweed, tomatoes, basketgrass, avocado trees ...

Cleaning up the garden - or "putting the garden to bed" - has traditionally been a fall endeavor. In recent years, however, ...

A simple method used by expert gardeners has been shared by a master gardener which will keep the pests away and allow you to ...

The highest landfall probability is somewhere along the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle late Thursday evening, ...