As summer draws to a close, it’s time to prepare for your garden’s harvest. Gathering herbs, flowers, fruits and vegetables is a lot easier when you have the right tools available. A harvesting basket ...

Anyone who grows their own fruit and vegetables will know that it takes time and commitment to produce a crop. Growing your own is not a five-minute wonder that results in a quick reward. Apart from ...

One of the biggest mistakes gardeners make is not starting to harvest their vegetable gardens early enough. You don’t have to wait until the announcement of an impending frost before reaping what you ...

URBANA — Whether you started your first garden this year or are a veteran grower, we’re coming up on the heart of harvest season. One of the advantages of homegrown vegetables is that you can harvest ...

We've made it through spring, and we're into summer. Whether you started your first garden this year or you're a veteran gardener, we're coming up on the heart of harvest season. One of the advantages ...

If you planted greens in September, your broccoli heads should appear and will reach maximum size in one week. If you wait to harvest them, the blooms will open. The blooms opening will not ruin the ...

Home vegetable gardeners put a lot of effort into growing their crops. It’s a shame when they are not harvested properly to get the best flavor. Harvesting at the right stage is important to the ...

When August arrives, it can be easy for a vegetable gardener to begin thinking about the end of the growing season. By this time in the season, the back of your neck is likely sunburned, weeds may ...

The work in my vegetable garden is definitely shared. My husband has knowledge and equipment to till, to plant, to set up irrigation and to monitor young plants for pests. I help to plant, weed and ...

Many will be ready to harvest in 90 to 95 days, but according to Kazakou, some of the “ultra-early” species ripen about 10 ...