For gardeners, spring is all about planting seeds and starts to give summer crops ample time to reach maturity. But planting doesn't have to end just because summer is in full swing. In fact, there ...

There are many vegetables to plant in September, which may come as a surprise. The peak growing season is indeed starting to wind down, but some quick-growing crops will give you harvests as the ...

Grow it as a cover crop, or grow it for the market stand. Spinach is a great early spring plant to sow directly in beds. As cover, it stabilizes soil, preventing weeds and erosion, while building soil ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For an Earth-friendly garden, keep a succession of plants in the soil by planting cover crops. These are plants grown to improve the soil rather than for ...

As planting nears completion across the northern Plains and upper Midwest, crop experts say conditions so far are shaping up for a good year. “Temperatures, I don’t think, are going to be that crazy ...

Planting dry beans into spring cover crops could be a measure to protect young plants from damaging weather conditions like wind or hail. Dry beans are susceptible to damage from wind and other ...

Plant biostimulants represent a progressive and sustainable strategy in modern agriculture aimed at enhancing crop yield through improvements in nutrient uptake, growth stimulation and increased ...

ST. PAUL -- Controlling weeds can be a battle for corn and soybean farmers, but organic producers face special challenges and higher risks. Weed management for organic crop production falls into two ...