If you’re gearing up to plant fruits, vegetables or herbs this spring, why not grow some extra to donate to your local soup kitchen or pantry? The national Plant a Row for the Hungry campaign, ...

Cindy Bitterman loves the smell of a tomato plant. She describes the scent as “so appealing.” She grew up with a big vegetable garden and used to harvest and eat vegetables straight from the vine.

Looking for something new in gardening this year? If you are, you might consider wide-row planting. The method involves spreading seeds over a wider area instead of planting in rows. The wide area ...

With the growing season in full swing in the Lehigh Valley, it’s also time for another gardening cause to get underway. Plant a Row — a program where home gardeners can donate some of their bounty to ...

Now is a great time for home gardeners to plant vegetables. If you have an existing vegetable garden, you should begin to plant warm-season vegetables now. If you are new to home vegetable gardens, ...

Marigolds offer many benefits in the garden. They help repel pests while attracting beneficial insects, and they can even ...

In the middle of seed catalog-inspired dreaming last winter, I received an offer for a free trial from the online garden planner, GrowVeg.com. As I started planting cyber broccoli and tomatoes to plan ...

Question for Dan Gill: Which way should I run the rows in my vegetable garden to be most productive? Should I run the rows in a north-south direction, or in an east-west direction, and why? --Michael ...