The chances are you may know most of the usual suspects that are typically planted in the fall, such as onions, fava beans, and garlic. These all require long waits for a harvest, and, admittedly, ...

Every fall after the growing season, I like to put the vegetable garden to bed for the winter with a cover crop of winter rye. Broadly speaking, a cover crop is a crop that covers the soil with a ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

With peas, garlic, most potatoes and other crops harvested, there are now many vacant areas in the vegetable garden. Some of this space may be used to plant cold-tolerant vegetables, e.g. radishes and ...

Looking to maximize your autumn harvest? The right plants alongside fava beans can shape a healthier, more vibrant garden ...

Whether you have a meticulous front lawn accented with shrubs and flowers — or a backyard garden filled with the promise of delicious tomatoes and peppers — dealing with weeds can feel like an ...

As another vibrant summer garden begins to wind down, many gardeners might think about hanging up their trowels for the year.

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Crop Mastery is a way to level up your Grow a Garden plants so you can get useful multipliers to make them even more valuable ...

The change in season has local farmers planting fall crops, and their winter soil preparation methods are based on personal experience — plus how much work they want to do. Farmers at the Farmers’ ...

February has arrived and as a vegetable gardener, you are likely ordering seeds and making plans for your garden for the coming growing season. One factor to consider when planning your vegetable ...