While most gardeners start seeds in spring, winter sowing can allow you to plant vegetable, herb, and flower seeds a whole lot earlier. Not only does winter sowing extend the growing season and ...

The timing of winter sowing is essential to avoid the freeze-thaw cycle that could kill plants. The timing can vary based on ...

Mira M. of Sebastopol asks: What does “planting in hills” mean? I overheard a few people talking about doing this when planting his or her vegetable seeds and I didn’t get a chance to ask them what ...

An overarching goal for planting cover crops is to produce as much biomass as possible during the growing window. Higher levels of cover crop biomass will reduce soil erosion, inhibit weed growth, and ...

Jute has long been known as the “Golden Fibre” of West Bengal, supporting the livelihoods of farmers across districts such as Murshidabad, Nadia, Hooghly and North 24 Parganas.