Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) are a culinary staple, and for good reason. A tomato offers nearly 20% of your daily vitamin C allotment, as well as potassium and antioxidants like beta carotene.

With aquaponics, a fish tank can double as a low-maintenance indoor garden. Discover how to get started with minimal ...

Starting a garden involves a lot of prep work before you can really get to the good stuff. Traditionally, you'll need to clear the ground of weeds and sod, then either til with a machine or dig the ...

Experiments were conducted with winter- and spring-sown cover crops to compare drilling and broadcasting methods for establishing rye mixed with either purple or common vetch on beds. Results showed ...

Gardening can be loads of fun, and eating fresh, ripe vegetables is an added bonus. Yet one thing any gardener can tell you: ...

It produces beautiful, healthy plants.

HAMPTON, Iowa — Long-time Practical Farmers of Iowa members Doug Alert and Margaret Smith have looked at organic no-till planting into cover crops, a system pioneered by Jeff Moyer at the Rodale ...

My fellow Master Gardener Gayle Nelson is having a love affair with her new cloner. A tray of 20 gardenia cuttings produced roots in 4 weeks. A cloner is a machine that uses hydroponic methods to ...

SALINAS, CA – In the fertile growing regions of the central coast of California, scientists are looking for ways to increase organic production of strawberry and other crops. Because cover crops can ...