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A gardener pruning dormant raspberry canes with bypass pruners in a late-winter garden

How to Prune Raspberries: Which Canes to Cut an...

In my years of helping gardeners care for berry patches, I have found that raspberry pruning becomes much easier once you understand one simple rule: cane age determines where the...

How to Prune Raspberries: Which Canes to Cut an...

In my years of helping gardeners care for berry patches, I have found that raspberry pruning becomes much easier once you understand one simple rule: cane age determines where the...

A gardener spreading straw over an established strawberry bed in late autumn

How to Overwinter Strawberry Plants: Mulch Timi...

In my years of watching garden beds move through the seasons, I have learned that overwintering strawberries is less about doing more and more about doing the right task at...

How to Overwinter Strawberry Plants: Mulch Timi...

In my years of watching garden beds move through the seasons, I have learned that overwintering strawberries is less about doing more and more about doing the right task at...

Gardener lifting a purple-top turnip from loose soil in a fall garden bed

When to Harvest Turnips: How to Tell They're Re...

In my years of growing cool-season vegetables, I have found that turnips reward gardeners who pay attention to the small clues. The shoulders rise above the soil, the root feels...

When to Harvest Turnips: How to Tell They're Re...

In my years of growing cool-season vegetables, I have found that turnips reward gardeners who pay attention to the small clues. The shoulders rise above the soil, the root feels...

Grass-fine leek seedlings growing in a seed tray indoors

How to Grow Leeks: From Seed to a Winter Harves...

In my years of helping gardeners plan long-season crops, leeks have always seemed more intimidating than they really are. Their seedlings look like wisps of grass, they spend months building...

How to Grow Leeks: From Seed to a Winter Harves...

In my years of helping gardeners plan long-season crops, leeks have always seemed more intimidating than they really are. Their seedlings look like wisps of grass, they spend months building...

Frost-kissed parsnip tops in a late-autumn garden bed

When to Harvest Parsnips: How to Tell They're R...

In my years of growing root crops, parsnips have taught me that patience is one of the gardener's most useful tools. Parsnips are usually ready about 100 to 120 days...

When to Harvest Parsnips: How to Tell They're R...

In my years of growing root crops, parsnips have taught me that patience is one of the gardener's most useful tools. Parsnips are usually ready about 100 to 120 days...

Mature asparagus bed with fresh spears and feathery ferns in morning light

How to Grow Asparagus: Planting Crowns for a Be...

In my years of helping gardeners plan long-lived vegetable beds, asparagus stands out as one of the best investments you can make in a garden. The first harvest takes patience,...

How to Grow Asparagus: Planting Crowns for a Be...

In my years of helping gardeners plan long-lived vegetable beds, asparagus stands out as one of the best investments you can make in a garden. The first harvest takes patience,...