Plants

It's time to clean, test, prune, and plant.

A decaying fish head is full of nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus, which is precisely what a tomato plant needs.

If you held onto yours from last year—and you should—here's how to get another year of blooms from them.

It's a great way to access more diverse seeds, including seeds tested in your specific growing environment, and save money.

If all those bags at the big box store confuse you, here's how to determine what kind of soil you need for your garden project.

Think outside the stereotypical color profile for your favorite vegetables, and plant some fluorescent orange cauliflower.

The under-appreciated pea is easy to plant, early to sprout, and can fill vertical spaces with delightful blooms and pods.

If you're freaking out about what to plant and where, these pre-planned garden grids can take the guesswork out of the process.

Take steps now to ensure a great fruit crop, give your roses ready, and prepare to start seeds.

Why weed your garden yourself when you can rent hungry goats to do it for you?

Before you start seeds, plan your garden design using one of these two methods.

Starting your garden from seed instead of buying nursery starts is not for the faint of heart.

Some flower and vegetable seeds need to experience a cold, moist winter in order to germinate properly—but you can fake the process indoors.

Skip the gnomes and get a garden hod instead.

Give your artificial tree some real feel (and smell) with a few simple tricks.

Waxed bulbs appeal to me for a lot of reasons, but mostly because they are almost entirely hands off.

Before you bring that piece of the wilderness into your house, there are five things you should do first.

There's still tons to do outside, but at least this month, it's mostly optional.

In fact, some of them will be even tastier.

Overnight, I went from growing zone 8b to 9a.