Winter is the perfect time to prepare raised garden beds for spring planting. Learn what to do in winter to have richer soil and fewer pests in raised garden beds.

A drip irrigation system is a great way to water raised beds. A drip system for raised beds gets water to the plant’s roots while keeping it off the leaves. An added bonus is you can grow more plants ...

THE average per acre yield of wheat in the country is far less than in other wheat- producing countries. This can be attributed to late sowing of the crop and insufficient irrigation over the required ...

Raised beds are a great option for most vegetable gardeners, especially if you have only a small amount of space. A raised bed is nothing more than a box or container with soil placed on top of the ...

The benefits of raised gardens are seen in master gardener Laura Heldreth's victory garden. (Laura Heldreth) Pat Stephens and Judi Seifert are Clark County Master Gardeners, a program run by ...

One of the things that I have wanted to work on for the past couple of years is adding irrigation to my main garden so that I ...

Vegetable gardening season is coming, and now is the time to prepare. While summer is a good time to grow tropical vegetables, okra, eggplant and a few others, most of our vegetables are planted in ...

Oh, vegetable planting time! Tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkin, basil and other delicious summer edibles can all be planted now. If you are building your first vegetable garden, here are some tips for ...

A couple of weeks ago, after I briefly talked about rebuilding my raised bed boxes, I had several readers ask for more details about how I built them. So, here goes. Raised beds make gardening easier ...

If your yard is big enough that you might have a felled tree from time to time due to lightning or winter storms, you may wonder how you can put the wood to good use. Most people who don't regularly ...

Ding, ding, ding, ding! And now for the edible gardening match of the day. In this corner — raised beds! In containers or frames, raised beds represent easy gardening. In the other corner — basin ...