My garden would be nowhere without my Amazon soil thermometer. It takes accurate temperature readings so I know exactly when ...

Warm, workable soil is key to a successful spring garden. Use these simple tests to know when conditions are right to plant ...

Warm spring days will no doubt bring lots of gardeners out into the sunshine. The calendar tells us we could be planting early spring crops in the garden but what does the soil thermometer tell us. If ...

The traditions that govern how we garden are losing their rationale. Despite the severe winter temps of late, our springs and summers really are warming too fast to ignore. In fact, they are warming ...

Soil temperature is critical to plants. It affects plant growth. If it’s too cold or too hot plants won’t grow well or grow ...

Weeks of cold temperatures and rain have unsettled the gardening season. You may be raring to get your garden planted – but hold on. Sowing seed or planting seedlings at the wrong time will bring ...

Just because the birch buds are open and the leaves are the size of a squirrel’s ear, or larger, does not mean you can plant outdoors with impunity. Sure, the leaves signify we will finally be free of ...

In March, winter is waning, even if your region has a long, cold season. In southern regions, March signals the end, whereas in the North, there may still be a few months of cold weather. Unless the ...

The cool and clear mornings, warming daytime temperatures and the ever-increasing sunshine in the Inland Northwest are triggering excitement in Tri-City gardeners. However, home horticulture ...