David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Cold frames are an ingenious way to shield plants from cold weather while creating the perfect microclimate for growth. Building your own cold frame from recycled materials is an eco-conscious, ...

When cooler temperatures threaten to stunt or halt your garden veggie production, there are a few simple structures that, constructed over garden beds, can extend the growing season. Cold frames and ...

Martha and Richard’s ingenious roll-top design allows them to easily cover or uncover their plants, depending on the weather. I’ve been farming my whole life. When I met my friend Richard about four ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PaulMaguire / Getty Images Gardening is a passion, and if there is a way we can extend the time we have to pursue that passion, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. a trio of greenhouses in different gardens A greenhouse is a useful tool for any home gardener, allowing you to expand your ...

Temperatures may plunge and snow may fall, but the flow of kale and collard greens from Todd Spitler’s backyard garden hasn’t slowed. What sorcery is this? It’s just the “magic” of a cold frame.

Here we are in October. How did that happen? Wasn’t it just a few days ago we were melting in the heat? This is the time of year gardeners start thinking about that first freeze of the fall season.

It's late winter and it’s the time of year when gardeners want to start planting something. Anything! Although vegetable and flower seeds can be started indoors, that process requires a fair amount of ...