Planting dahlias in February is the perfect place to start for those keen to prepare for a year of beautiful garden blooms.

If you have not previously attended these workshops at the Hillsborough County Extension Service, we hope you will. Make plans to register and spend the first S ...

Jon Cooper accomplished one of his dreams when he won two Stanley Cup trophies as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Learn to test old seeds for viability. Learn where to get free garden advice. Find free local gardening classes and free and cheap garden plots.

Learn composting basics from browns and greens to hot composting techniques. Whether you have a garden or not, backyard composting reduces waste and creates nutrient-rich soil.

Learn to grow lettuce, spinach, kale and more with proper sun, soil prep, watering, spacing, pest control and succession planting for steady harvests.

Sustainability starts in the kitchen, and cooking with a waste-free mindset is one of the best ways to help the planet while ...

Food is the fastest way to rewrite wild behavior. A tossed crust, an open bag of chips on a bench, or a well-meant handout ...

A dumpster diver drew attention to the arbitrary nature of grocery store food waste after a near-miss on a massive haul of ...

As the temperatures dip and winter approaches, many gardeners might feel tempted to put away their tools and let their gardens go dormant.

Send events for this calendar to homes@dailyherald.com with “calendar listing” in the subject line. Deadline is two weeks ...

I this video I explain what we do when we run out of our own homemade compost. I also show our composting bay system made ...