Check your local freeze date to choose vegetables for October planting. Fast-maturing cool-season crops are ideal for late fall harvests. Hardy plants like garlic and kale go dormant in winter and ...

The cool but mild month of October is the perfect time to plant a variety of vegetables in your garden for a late harvest. Cooler temperatures place less stress on plants than summer heat, giving many ...

Autumn is here which means things are slowing down in the garden but there’s still plenty to enjoy outdoors. In October the garden is a still and soothing place to be after the busy pace of summer – ...

Vegetable growth slows considerably during October and depending on the year and the weather, it could come to a halt. However, there are still vegetables that you can plant in October – especially if ...

The weather is steadily getting colder, but that doesn't mean gardening has to come to an end. There are a handful of vegetables, for example, that can thrive even when planted in October. The result?

October naturally feels like the end of a growing season. As the leaves fall from the trees and the temperatures drop many growers start putting their plots to bed for the year. However, it shouldn’t ...

Q: When can I plant winter vegetables? I would also like to plant some cool-weather flowers (pansies).

5 things to do in the garden this week: 1. Fruit trees: Now is a good time to plant citrus of all varieties. For something truly exotic, consider planting a finger or caviar lime (Microcitrus x ...

How are you doing on your fall vegetable garden? The soil should have been prepared by incorporating 2 inches of compost and 10 cups of slow release 19-05-09 fertilizer into each 100-square feet ...

If you like climbing vegetables, peas, beans, and the like, grow them decoratively up wigwams of canes or brushwood combining ...