Most spring bloomers thrive in full sun, well-drained soil enriched with compost, and steady moisture during germination. Get ...

Try these methods and ideas to help you create gardens that bloom from spring until first frost. We'll explain how timing ...

For many home growers, gardeners, and farmers, spring is a busy time in the gardening year. In the period running up to and immediately after the last frost date in your area, you might be sowing a ...

Gardeners obsess over seed varieties and planting dates, yet the soil under their boots often gets ignored. Soil testing for ...

Slit-seeding is a mechanical technique that combines some elements of dethatching with seeding. Thatch is the layer of dead ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

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The dry conditions in some parts of the state are an environmental challenge, but Minnesota farmers are also at the mercy of rising input costs. In particular, the cost of diesel fuel has risen by ...