Vegetable plants need nutrients to produce a healthy crop. Learn how often and when to fertilize your vegetable garden based ...

Feed sweet peas with a liquid fertilizer higher in potassium and phosphorus every couple of weeks to boost the flowering. And ...

Water is the best tool against heat. Keeping the soil consistently damp down into the root zone ensures you’re giving plants ...

The Indian Hog Plum is a resilient, multipurpose native tree that offers nutritional, medicinal, and economic benefits. It ...

‘Routine fertilizing will help the plant thrive,’ says Gail Pabst ... Blossom end rot, which is also common when growing peppers and tomatoes, is caused by a lack of calcium. You can get an organic ...

In 1985, with a new Cuisinart, Carol Barany discovered pesto thanks to a friend's overabundance of basil, the herb of summer.

A damaged pipe just north of the lake leaked 2,600 barrels of crude oil in early May, according to a report by the ...

Heat waves challenge gardeners as plants experience stress above 90 degrees, slowing growth and photosynthesis.

Hoverflies can carry pollen over greater distances than bees and pollinate many plants that grow in your garden or yard. Look ...

Landscape fabric blocks nutrients. You can’t easily add compost, fertilizer, or other soil amendments when a sheet of ...

For more annual color in our spaces, we could consider sweet peas, violas, and cosmos. Calendula, alyssum, and cornflower (i.e., Bachelor’s Buttons) are quick to germinate and can extend color in the ...

Des Moines Water Works is facing challenges as elevated nitrate levels push its Fleur Drive facility to operate beyond its ...