There’s something about growing tomatoes that begs for experimentation. Rarely do we get excited about a new carrot variety ...

When planning your garden, there's nothing like having a stack of seed catalogs to flip through. Here are 17 you should ...

If you forgot to plant your spring bulbs last fall, here is what you need to do right now to save them and possibly get ...

Before you buy that new houseplant, check for these 6 things to be sure you aren't bringing home a dying plant or pests.

Did you know two vegetables need to be started in January each year? If you wait, it will be too late to grow them this season. Join me as I finally remember to start both of them on time this year.

This past summer, a colony of bald-faced wasps took up residence right next to my garage door. Because I know how beneficial wasps are, I decided to leave it alone. Sure, we couldn’t use that ...

Whenever we get a good cold snap where I live, my southern family likes to remind me that I choose to live where we have cold winters. I usually retort that I prefer to live where the weather can’t ...

Meredith Skyer is a writer, artist, and homesteader residing in Western New York with her husband and menagerie of farm critters. She has spent the last 12 years learning and implementing a myriad of ...