Plant cabbage six to eight weeks before your first frost to give it time to mature in cooler temps for sweeter heads. Keep soil moist, fertilize biweekly, and watch for pests like aphids or worms to ...

Mid-summer is the time to prepare for a fall vegetable garden. July and August are ideal for starting seeds indoors for broccoli, cabbage, leafy greens, and even cauliflower and Brussels sprouts.

TAHLEQUAH – The change in season has local farmers planting fall crops, and their winter soil preparation methods are based on personal experience — plus how much work they want to do. Farmers at the ...

The time to plant fall vegetable crops is just around the corner, which often poses a dilemma for gardeners. They’ve diligently worked their soil, planted crops, and meticulously cared for their ...

As the days get shorter and the air turns crisp, you might think your gardening days are over for the year. But late fall can be a great time to plant certain vegetables that thrive in cooler weather ...

As summer winds down, it’s time to shift your focus from tomatoes and cucumbers to turnips and kale. For Rowan County gardeners, late July through early September is the prime time to start planting a ...

Any tomatoes currently on the plant as summer winds down are likely to ripen nicely in the next month or so. Current blossoms, however, may lead to good tomatoes, mealy tasteless tomatoes or none at ...

If your grass has been watered enough in the drought and water-use restrictions to produce a relatively compact and green lawn, now is the time to fertilize it. A winterizer product with a 3-1-2 ...