Watermelons require steady moisture for best growth but can easily get root rot if overwatered. Ensure to supply an inch of ...

A thriving watermelon garden is a well-watered one. The aptly named fruit will soak up as much as it can during its growing phase until the fruit swells to become 92% water. Watermelons are also a ...

Local farmer Ned Birkey offers home garden planning tips. Also, see what gardening workshops are coming up in Monroe County.

Summer means warm weather, BBQs, and ripe, delicious watermelon. If you've been growing your melons and patiently waiting for the time to harvest them and take that first sweet, juicy bite of the ...

Our horticulture experts, and a few of our devoted gardening friends, share their labor-saving tips to make your garden work ...

Ask the Gardener offers tips on lighting, the proper soil mix, and watering to ensure your plants get off to their early and ...

Seeds that are more diverse will automatically ripen over a longer period. But there are other reasons diversity is important ...

These are some of the best new perennial flowers and ornamental grasses hitting the market for your 2025 gardens.

Few things excite me more about the impending growing season than planning my ... hot peppers, okra, and watermelons to receive enough heat to flower. Even tomatoes that consistently fruit well ...

It's almost prime season for the mint julep, the Kentucky Derby's official cocktail. Here's some fun facts about the cocktail and seven recipes to try ...

Gardening expert Sarah Raven has shared her cut flower garden tips with us before ... Sarah says its vintage tones of smoky ...