Yeah, I know it’s 90 degrees out there and all those other excuses, but it’s still time to get some chores done that will pay back in the fall and winter. By that time it’s too late to do these things ...

Thin root crops such as beets, carrots, turnips and radishes by removing the smallest plants to give the remaining plants room to mature. Radishes and carrots should be about 3 inches apart and ...

The end of summer is the perfect time to start thinking about vegetables to plant in fall for a spring harvest. In fall, the soil is still warm enough for roots to establish before winter sets in. The ...

With the first frost quickly approaching in many regions, some gardeners think that fall signals the end of the gardening season. You may be happy to know that it's far from true. What you can plant ...

GREENS SEEDS: Lettuce can be direct seeded into the garden now through the end of February. Good cultivars include Black-seeded Simpson, Oakleaf, Redsails, Cos Romaine and Buttercrunch. VEGGIES NOW: ...

The end of summer is the perfect time to get your fall garden situated right before hunkering down for the first frost. Companion planting — the practice of growing certain plants together for mutual ...

With Milwaukee under a blanket of snow deeper than any winter's in a decade, is it too soon to think about gardening? Nope. "This is our time to plan for our gardens and make those wish lists, things ...

Till and hip rows in the garden for January. Plant onion sets- thicker plants bolt in colder weather. Order your spring vegetable seeds. Cover blooming strawberry plants when temperatures drop below ...