Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. A garden cloche is a simple structure that acts like a miniature ...

Build a cloche with the help from a guide by the OSU Extension Service. (Sam Angima) Do surprise frosts or cool temperatures foil your plans to ripen peppers or tomatoes? Do you want to keep lettuce ...

My grandmother always used to call me a giddy kipper. Chronically impatient, I’d rush at everything, a symptom perhaps of being excited about what’s coming next. At this time of year, the anticipation ...

One harvest, two harvests, three harvests, four …. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to grow fresh fruits, flowers, and vegetables for your table all year round? Unfortunately, for most of us the ...

An unexpected cold snap can wipe out weeks of careful planting in a single night, and that reality hits hard when tender greens or young seedlings suddenly face freezing air. Gardeners who stay ahead ...

These constructions are ideal for growing from seed, pest protection and raising warmth-loving varieties. Here are the seven I recommend Becky Searle is a garden writer, trained ecologist and author ...

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