Louisiana First Lady Donna Edwards points out green beans, right, and kohlrabi, left, also called German turnip, a biennial ...

Growing carrots from seed can give you a harvest of sweet roots way better than store-bought with these growing tips.

Many gardeners prepare planting beds in fall, before the ground freezes ... leafy greens like spinach and hardy root crops like radishes. Pea plants tolerate a light freeze, but can’t stand the heat ...

Don't use a herbicide on your weeds—use a natural weed killer instead! Learn how to spray or smother weeds to make them go ...

As fall rolls in and the last of your vegetables are harvested, you might be thinking it’s time to let your raised beds take ...

A few hours each week spent outdoors nurturing fruits, flowers and vegetables can provide exercise, stress reduction, vitamin D and a better diet.

This is the time to prune evergreen shrubs, but try to avoid formal shearing whenever possible. It’s best to allow shrubs to ...

Root vegetables Now, onto the root vegetables ... Then, you’ll need to think about the layout of your vegetable bed, and what vegetable you’ll be growing in each section. Graham says an example layout ...

There are a number of gardening jobs that should be done in February so your garden will look beautiful in time for spring.

“Brassicas are a great choice for early spring,” Fisher said. “That includes cabbage, collards, broccoli, spinach, onions, ...

From pruning and spraying to cutting back and attacking slugs, February is full of important chores for the attentive gardener.

Sowing seeds, feeding, mulching and pruning are high on the agenda in February – it's a prime time to prepare the garden for ...