An olla pot (pronounced “oy-yah”) is a porous clay vessel you bury in the soil near your plants. Fill it with water, and it slowly releases moisture as the roots need it. Think of it as a self-serve ...

Maybe you don't have the room or the time to add compost to your soil. Luckily, leaves and stems are also great vehicles for ...

Container gardening is an easy way to grow what you love to eat. It’s satisfying to make a fresh salad with your own produce ...

Water is the best tool against heat. Keeping the soil consistently damp down into the root zone ensures you’re giving plants ...

Too little (or too much) water and your tomatoes will suffer: split skins, black patches, or poor-tasting fruit. Learn how to ...

The New Castle Farmers Market stands proudly along Route 13, its rainbow-colored sign promising a wonderland where your hard-earned cash stretches like saltwater taffy on a hot summer day. Don’t let ...

In July, “June gloom” gives way to summer heat. Days are long. Tomatoes finally ripen. Summer fruits are warm on the tree.

A time for succulent squash, impossibly sweet corn, life-altering tomatoes, and, perhaps most thrilling of all, utterly ...

MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice about care of yellow poinciana trees, dwarf mondo, tomatoes and pineapples plus ...

There’s nothing more relaxing in summer and fall than venturing into the garden to harvest edible greens, herbs and flowers.

Of course, delphiniums have disease and insect problems. When you see something is going wrong, try to identify it and use ...

Simply placing a shallow dish on top of an old tomato cage will create the ideal birdbath. You can also customize this DIY ...