Discover the different types of cold frames. These valuable tools extend the growing season and protect plants from frost.

Ever wish you could keep your garden going even when it gets chilly outside? A cold frame can help you do just that by giving your plants extra warmth and protection from frost. The best part is, you ...

In the middle of winter, the selection of “fresh” vegetables can be quite meager. Sure, the produce on the store’s shelves could be considered fresh, but it’s highly unlikely it was harvested from ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Winter is a rough time for herbaceous plants. Most don’t have the tolerance for the extreme cold in upper North America, and many die back in late winter in the South. But if you have time, you can ...

As winter approaches, frost becomes an issue for late-harvest plants, or those you're nursing into spring. Cold frames and ...

It's late winter and it’s the time of year when gardeners want to start planting something. Anything! Although vegetable and flower seeds can be started indoors, that process requires a fair amount of ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Q. My tomatoes are finally producing well, just when we are starting to get cold nights. Can you give me some tips for extending the growing season in my vegetable garden? A. This is a question we ...

Here we are in October. How did that happen? Wasn’t it just a few days ago we were melting in the heat? This is the time of year gardeners start thinking about that first freeze of the fall season.

This time of year, I'm getting ready for fall and winter, planting brassicas and garlic. But there’s a small piece of me that's trying to hold on for another tomato, another pepper, maybe one more ...