Starting your very first vegetable garden can feel both exciting and overwhelming. You’ve bought your seeds, you’ve got a patch of soil or a few containers ready—but now what? How deep do you plant ...

Creating a backyard vegetable garden is one of the most rewarding activities you can undertake as a home gardener.

A health coach and grad student in nutritional science by day, Ashlie Thomas has also become a role model for new gardeners. "Access to nutritious food is so challenging for so many people," she says.

How about going to a place where you can relax, enjoy some sun, and get a little exercise and gourmet food? A place even your kids could find interesting? This "spa" need not cost much; in fact, it ...

Growing vegetables in your own garden or yard is one of the most rewarding things I can think of. After all, you get to grow your own food and pick something fresh when you need it for dinner.

It's not too early to get a head start on fresh veggies.

With fresh, year-round produce available at the grocery store, vegetable gardening for beginners may seem pointless, not to mention challenging. But growing fruits and vegetables is a great way to ...

Growing your own herbs and veggies is a great way to eat smart by controlling what goes on your dinner table. Since you get to decide what kind of soil mix, fertilizer, compost, pest control, etc. to ...

While farmers plant millions acres of plants like rye and clover to boost soil health and crowd out weeds, a cover crop does the same thing in the smallest home garden. With cover crops, a vegetable ...

Limited garden space can be overcome by using containers, raised beds and vertical gardening techniques. Containers are ideal for small spaces and can be moved to follow the sun, but require frequent ...