With the long weekend ahead, it’s the perfect time to take on those garden projects you’ve been putting off – big or small.

A friend from church asked me, “Is there any cover crop to plant in the spring?” Traditionally, most home gardeners only plant cover crops in the fall. Spring plantings of cover crops will help ...

I’m very happy with how spring drilling has gone, as I'm sure many of you are. Around the middle of March some fields were ...

“We’ve grown everything from buckwheat to hemp to your staples of oats and barley and mustard and peas ... Livestock help with nutrient cycling, weed control and residue management on the farm, he ...

Applying mulch in your garden brings about huge advantages: it reduces moisture loss, moderates soil temperature, and helps control the growth of weed. It also makes your garden looks more beautiful, ...

Home Yard and garden How-to Planting and growing guides Upper Midwest home garden care calendar This gardening calendar is a guide to maintaining flower and vegetable gardens in the upper Midwest. It ...

Doesn’t it just buy some favorite plants and stick them into the ground? Hm… sound not bad. But I’ll tell you, without a good plan, the amount to learn, maintain, and weed can rapidly knock you out.