In the Garden: Gardening in extreme heat

In the Garden: Reduce maintenance to boost your garden enjoyment

Every gardener has personal reasons for gardening - most hope that their garden brings joy, productivity, beauty or peace throughout the growing season. Embrace what makes you happy as you tend, view and enjoy every aspect of your garden. Weather, busy schedules and life in general can interfere with the

In the Garden: Harvest garlic and replant with quick-maturing vegetables

Get the best flavor and longest storage life from your homegrown garlic with proper harvesting, curing and storage. Then fill that space with a quick-maturing vegetable for a tasty fall harvest. Harvest garlic when approximately one third, but less than half of the leaves turn brown. Start by digging one

In the Garden: Maximize your harvest with succession planting