If your tomatoes thrived one year but struggled the next, crop rotation may be the simple secret to keeping your Yakima Valley garden healthy and productive, and here is how ...

Stepping into your garden after a long winter and realizing you’ve become a vegetable tycoon is a feeling unlike any other. Gardeners everywhere dream of that moment—the moment when everything you ...

Establishing winter cover crops after or between harvests can be a great way to preserve soil structure, protect against erosion and produce biomass that feeds the soil ecology. However, if you’re in ...

Ethiopian research shows farming methods minimizing soil disturbance & using plant residue (mulching) significantly improve ...

February has arrived and as a vegetable gardener, you are likely ordering seeds and making plans for your garden for the coming growing season. One factor to consider when planning your vegetable ...

As a horticulturist, many people comment on how I must enjoy my job working with nature. I would often correct them by stating my job was actually understanding nature and fighting its tendencies.

Researchers have shown that a plot of land on the campus of Auburn University that has been maintained by a century old practice of sustainable farming can produce similar cotton crops to those using ...