It can be hard to know how to start your backyard garden — how to tend to the fruits, vegetables, herbs and more. Beyond gloves or tools like trowels and shovels, one of the gardening gadgets you’re ...

A garden hose is extremely useful around the yard and garden ... until it's not. An old hose that leaks or gets kinked all the time may seem worthless after a point, but it's actually quite useful in ...

It’s been said, “Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door. Build a better tomato cage, and gardeners will beat a path to your yard.’’ That's the hope of Dave Schemmel, of ...

DEAR JOAN: Your column last week mentioned building cages for excluding rats. They also keep out other animals and birds. Our garden bed cages are used year round. We have a tall one for tomatoes, and ...

Readers have written with a question on rose hips and suggestions for growing tomatoes. Q: I have a question about tea. I like drinking rose hips and wonder if any rose will do or there is only a ...

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When the gardening season ends and the cellar, pantry, or freezer slowly fill with harvest supplies, a fundamental question ...