A vegetable garden is not complete without tomatoes. Local farm stands will soon be offering a wide selection of tomato transplants for your garden. Try a few different varieties.
Utilizing cold frames in early spring is a great way to jump start the vegetable growing season.
Basil is an easy-to-grow annual herb that thrives in Vermont summers and has several culinary uses. Many varieties are readily available. Plant some in your garden this summer to enjoy year-round.
One of the great joys and challenges of gardening is seeing creatures inhabit and eat from our gardens. However, in some cases, animals and insects are unwelcome visitors.
What’s better than fresh greens? Ones that you can grow and harvest yourself?
The University of Vermont Extension master gardener helpline is now open to respond to gardening questions from across the state.
The week of May 22-28 has been designated National Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week to help increase public awareness of this tree-killing beetle and the damage it can cause to all species of native ash trees within the Fraxinus genus.
Vermont gardeners can get their soils screened for lead at no cost at the University of Vermont’s Garden Soil Health Day on Saturday, May 13, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the University of Vermont Horticulture Research and Education Center.
Spring may be upon us, but winter is reluctant to let go. In the meantime, we’re all eagerly awaiting the time when we can head back to our gardens and get them into shape for the coming growing season.
You may have heard of jumping worms, sometimes referred to as snake worms. Worm castings that resemble coffee grounds on the soil’s surface are likely the first thing you’ll notice.
When planning this year’s vegetable garden, consider companion planting with flowers and herbs. It’s a rewarding way to attract pollinators, manage pests and promote biodiversity in your garden.
It is a question I face each year as March winds into April: when to take down the bird feeder.
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