At this point in the season, there are a few things left to do to help transition your garden to winter and to prepare for next season.

Maybe after you finish your vegetable harvest, you mentally say, “I’m done this year,” and wait to start again next year. But a cover crop could benefit you in several ways. By researching now, you ...

Farmers see a variety of benefits when using cover crops in their fields and home gardeners can do the same. “Having living tissue, living plants on the garden the whole year increases soil health, ...

On Saturday, October 4 from 9:30 a.m, to 12:30 p.m., learn how to grow your own compost with soil-building cover crops at a lecture and demonstration workshop. Gardening instructors Orin Martin and ...

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The first crisp breeze of fall feels refreshing—until you realize it’s also a warning. The nights are getting colder, the sunlight is fading faster, and suddenly your garden starts looking at you like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large raised garden bed with leeks growing alongside a green manure cover crop to suppress weeds and enrich the soil - La ...

Have you heard of cover crops? While farmers usually use these during the off-season to protect soil, gardeners usually overlook this tool. Healthy soil is the backbone of every thriving garden and ...

Q • I’ve read that planting a cover crop in fall can be good for a vegetable garden, but I don’t know much about it. Can you give me some information about cover crops for home gardens? Write to the ...