Fall is a great time to improve your soil for next year’s garden. Many of the resources needed are readily available and many ...

Fall leaves are like a dividend you can invest back into your soil as compost and mulch. Depending on your outlook on life, the leaf fall in autumn can either be a nuisance or a blessing. It’s a ...

Fava beans planted in late summer will be ready to harvest in the late fall or can be used as a cover crop. Question: I would like to try growing fava beans but don’t know much about them. I’ve only ...

Growing a garden can take a toll on your soil, leading to nutrient deficiencies, soil compaction, erosion, and other problems. To avoid this, many gardeners till their beds or apply regular ...

Josh Putman, Field Crops and Forage Specialist with the SWNY Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program, shares how fall lime application can help adjust acidic soil pH in preparation for the 2021 ...

Before stowing your gardening gloves, discover how mulching in fall can benefit the soil and help plants better handle winter ...

As the combines start rolling across the country farmers are focused on taking the crops off the land. However, it’s a great time for farmers to also be thinking about planting cover crops to help ...

In the coming weeks, nature will provide us with an abundance of fallen leaves. In the past, autumn leaves were often ...

Making sure the soil in your raised beds drains well when you are growing plants is of prime importance. When you build a raised bed, the position and materials will be uppermost in your mind, but ...