CORVALLIS, Ore. – No one wants to think of harvest’s end as the vegetable garden reaches peak, but now’s the time to plant over-winter cover crops to improve your soil for next season. If you’re not ...

I feel the last lingering touches of summer — picking rosy — ripe tomatoes and filling baskets with beans in the warm ...

For gardeners, spring is all about planting seeds and starts to give summer crops ample time to reach maturity. But planting doesn't have to end just because summer is in full swing. In fact, there ...

Cover crops are literally a green blanket for the soil. They are fast-growing plants grown in garden/field spaces opened after harvest. Cover crop plants serve to increase nutrients, introduce organic ...

Key Points Use mulch, leaves, or compost in the fall to insulate soil and boost nutrients.Add biochar or sulfur for soil health, and clear weeds before winter.Plant cover crops before frost to enrich ...

It’s a great time of year in the circle of garden life. Autumn in the garden. Cool weather crops. Final summer harvest. A few ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Written by Angela Mason Foster Extension Master Gardener Volunteer As summer’s ...

University of Idaho graduate student Adam Kennedy sees promise in using volunteer wheat as a cover crop to rid sugarbeet fields of herbicide-resistant weeds. Similarly, U of I graduate student ...

Late summer heat still hanging around, so review irrigation now as the best planting time of the year approaches ...

Autumn gardens play a key role in helping bees survive winter. With nearly 4,000 native bee species in the United States ...