Planting grass seed is a task on the list for many homeowners each year. Even if your lawn is full and lush, often a bit of reseeding is needed occasionally to fill in bare spots. Most often, grass ...

There will soon be more time to spend outside enjoying the luxury of your balcony or even your beautiful courtyard garden. So ...

Many of our favorite plants need to go through a cold period known as vernalization. Each species has its own particular ...

CORVALLIS — It’s the time of year when fruit trees are on the minds of beginning and experienced backyard enthusiasts. More and more homeowners are adding fruit trees to their landscape and now’s the ...

Earlier planting increases yield potential because a longer growing season gives plants more time to photosynthesize, leading to bigger plants with more branches, more nodes, more pods ...

Questions such as when is the best time to plant tomatoes or when is the proper time to treat the lawn for crabgrass are common. Also common are questions about the timing related to the expected ...

As the snow melts in spring, plants can start growing but the timing of their development is important: If they start growing early, they have the advantage of a longer growing season. However, ...

the hybrid you choose impacts when and how nitrogen is absorbed into the plant. For example, Ferrie tested nitrogen timing, rate and placement in 2020 on two different hybrid types, a “D ...