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Having a greenhouse  makes the garden feel less tied to the seasons. You can start seedlings earlier in spring, and keep harvesting greens through fall. Summer tomatoes and peppers don't have to go as soon as temperatures drop. The greenhouse...

A greenhouse gives gardeners more time. Instead of packing away your tools when summer ends, you can keep growing vegetables in fall, protect plants from frosts, start seedlings earlier, and even grow certain crops through winter. But year-round greenhouse gardening...

With your last tomato finally harvested, plants that looked vibrant just a week ago are turning yellow, and production has slowed down. It is tempting to put everything on hold and call it a season. Little did you know, this...

A greenhouse can extend your gardening season long after summer crops begin to fade. It provides a protected place for your vegetables as the nights get colder, like seedlings, herbs, or tender plants that would struggle outdoors as temperatures drop....

There's usually some panic that comes with the first frost. You look at the garden and suddenly see all the tomatoes that haven't ripened, or herbs you've been harvesting all summer. The forecast says temperatures are about to drop, and...

By late summer, managing your garden can start to feel like a chore. Plants are growing everywhere, tomatoes need picking, and the list of things you have to maintain keeps getting longer. But your garden does not need your constant...

By late summer, your vegetable garden can look somewhat different from the one you planted in spring. The plants are bigger, the harvests are heavier, and the weather is less forgiving.  Some of your spring vegetables are clearing out, and...

There’s a time in late summer when a raised bed can look both productive and exhausted at the same time. The tomatoes are still ripening, and maybe a cucumber vine is producing its last crop. But take a closer look...

August can be a funny month in the garden. The tomatoes and zucchinis are coming in faster than you can eat them, while some of your spring crops are a distant memory. You might look at the empty spaces in...

It can feel like the gardening season is winding down in August. But experienced gardeners know that August is actually one of the busiest planning months of the year. In fact, fall garden preparation often starts during summer. The key...