The looming first fall frost doesn’t mean the end of the vegetable garden. With a little heat-trapping protection, it’s possible to keep growing cold-hardy crops such as carrots, parsnips, turnips, ...

Gardening already feels like a daring adventure, but garden covers and tunnels turn it into a full-blown action movie. One minute you’re planting tiny seeds, and the next you’re defending them from ...

This bed of super-sweet ‘Napoli’ carrots is ready for old man winter. The soil was topped with a foot of shredded leaves and then covered with a row cover, which was secured by rocks and fabric ...

While many herbs have scent and flowers, they're not all suitable as ground covers. This woody Mediterranean herb sprawls ...

If you’re lucky enough to have a shed or space in the garage to store your push or riding mower, then you don’t need to worry about shielding it from rain and snow. But, if there’s no indoor storage ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

The first frosty morning always sneaks up on gardeners like a villain in a horror movie. One day your lettuce looks lush and happy; the next, it’s limp, icy, and begging for mercy. But fear ...

*If you click on a link in this story, we will earn affiliate revenue. Amazon has slashed the price of a set of outdoor furniture covers, just in time for the turn of the season. The Enzeno Outdoor ...

Patio covers are a great low cost, high value home improvement project, as not only can a patio cover be an attractive add-on to any home, more importantly it can provide protection and relief from ...

The homesteaders at Mason Dixon Acres demonstrate how to construct durable and professional-grade hoop structures designed to ...