Warmer weather means it’s time to start planning for your summer vegetable harvests. Here are 7 different veggies to plant ...

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There are many benefits to companion planting, but some companions do more harm than good. Here's why you shouldn't plant ...

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed the first-ever method of detecting ribonucleic acid, or RNA, ...

Columnist Chuck Martin says that his job as a horticulturist is understanding nature and fighting its tendencies.

Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the genus Dioscorea, ...

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Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil ...

Question: My neighbor starts planting his vegetable garden a month before I do. I’m worried about frost if I plant too early.