Flats of vegetable starts cover the tables in a greenhouse maintained by Master Gardeners with the Oregon State University Extension Service in Hood River. It's important to make sure that new ...

Have you ever planted bean, corn or squash seeds outdoors and then waited weeks for a few scraggly seedlings to emerge? That's a frustrating enough experience even once in a while. And when it occurs ...

Cabin-fever days can turn into gardening adventures with a few scraps from the kitchen and a sunny windowsill. Gardening ...

Planting a seed is an act of faith. After all, what could seem more far-fetched than dropping a shriveled, apparently lifeless speck of something into a hole in the ground, then expecting to return ...

At my local grocery store, out here in the middle of nowhere, a head of cauliflower costs $5 and a wilted ball of lettuce might run you $3. It’s a far cry from the vibrant fruit and vegetable markets ...

The first thing my city friends asked when I told them I had bought a 19th-century farmhouse on several acres was, "what are you going to do with all that land?" The idea of owning acreage is alien to ...

As a new season of the year approaches, novice gardeners who have leftover seeds might wonder if they should toss out their packets or hold onto them for next year. This could be especially of ...

Gardening expert Benedict Vanheems says there are six key vegetable seeds to sow that should be done in the first weeks of ...