It is April, and once the soil dries out and the warmer weather comes back, vegetable gardeners will be out working the soil and planting cool-season vegetables. Some of you are also tending to ...

Access the Garden Planner on any device. Returning users: Bookmark this page and click the green button above. Growing a great vegetable garden involves juggling the needs of dozens of different ...

Before you jump garden boots-covered feet-first into the garden this spring, think about developing a plan for your vegetable garden by answering these questions: ...

Plan a Vegetable Garden for the New Year Use a garden layout planner, with your family’s food preferences, to choose what to plant.

A well-planned vegetable garden provides an economical and continuous supply of fresh, nutritious vegetables throughout the season. An urban gardener with a fairly small plot can expect to raise a ...

When planning your fall vegetable garden, selecting the right crops is essential. Fall is an ideal time to grow cool-season vegetables that thrive in cooler temperatures and shorter days.

In this video, I give you my vegetable garden plan for the new growing season by taking you on a tour around our veggie patch. Plus, I show you some new and exciting vegetable seed varieties that ...

Question: I would like to plan my vegetable garden early so I can take full advantage of the entire growing season. What preparations do I need to be making now?

You’ll learn the pH of your soil (acidity or alkalinity), and what your primary nutrient levels are. Most garden plants like a pH range of about 6.0 to 7.0, or slightly acid. 7.0 is neutral. Second, ...

My friend believes it is easier to veggie garden in the fall when the weather is more favorable, versus when heat becomes the enemy.

If you like flowers, plant some of those in your vegetable garden, too. Don’t bite off more than you can chew — or weed. A nice lawn garden can be just 10 feet across and 12 feet long.

Riley Finnegan-Carrion, a horticulturalist for fruit and vegetable gardening at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, harvests cherry tomatoes. (RJ Carlson/Chicago Botanic Garden) By Donna Vickroy ...