Exactly when to harvest veggies will vary depending on the plants you’re growing and your local climate and growing zone. Tender veggies, like tomatoes and peppers, usually need to be harvested before ...

While farmers plant millions acres of plants like rye and clover to boost soil health and crowd out weeds, a cover crop does the same thing in the smallest home garden. With cover crops, a vegetable ...

Q. I like the idea of improving my vegetable-garden soil this winter with a cover crop, but I want to let my peppers, tomatoes, eggplant and cucumbers produce until frost. Will any cover crops grow in ...

Cover crops provide benefits to vegetable farms of all sizes in addition to larger-scale contributions to the public good. Reduced tillage systems can provide additional soil health benefits. Many ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LEEDEY, Okla. (KFOR) — This year’s cover ...

Best bets for ground covers to brighten up any shady area. If you have a shady spot in your garden, you know how difficult it is to choose plants that will thrive, especially when it comes to ground ...