Mulch and watering are key to preparing veggie plants for frost. Use temporary protection, such as row covers, or permanent ones like cold frames. Cold-sensitive crops like tomatoes need protection at ...

During the garden season, I often use different types of covers over some of my vegetable plants. Since I’m frequently asked about this, I thought it would be helpful to explain when and why I use row ...

A sudden freeze can affect plant health as they transition into winter. Learn the differences between frost and freeze to ...

Answer: Covering tomato plants with shade cloth for most of the growing season (especially early on) is a great way to reduce their exposure to the beet leafhopper (Circulifer tenellus), a tiny, ...

Spring snow peas picked right off the vine are nothing like those limp things you buy in the store. It's even truer of sugar snap peas, their hybrid cousin. Somehow the sugars just vanish in cold ...

While many vegetable gardeners probably got a few new gardening tools and books from their holiday wish list, there’s another must-have gardening tool that should be in every green thumb’s garden shed ...

Q. My tomatoes are finally producing well, just when we are starting to get cold nights. Can you give me some tips for extending the growing season in my vegetable garden? A. This is a question we ...