One of the biggest challenges you can face as a gardener is preventing tender plants becoming fresh snacks for the neighborhood's rabbit, raccoon, or mice population. They are only some of the worst ...

As our summer heats up and we get close to the summer solstice, it’s a good time for gardeners to evaluate how we use shade cloth in our gardens. Shade cloth is useful in our climate for a number of ...

Brian Blake often lectures desert gardeners about watering deeply rather than frequently. But on weeks of intense heat like this one, he says, most rules go out the window. "When it gets to 110 ...

We’re barely into August, which means there are still weeks if not months of searing heat ahead of us, and our tomato plants can’t take much more. The easiest answer — move plants so they miss the sun ...

Broccoli is one of the plants that tends to bolt and get bitter in the heat of summer. Shade cloth can help Courtesy Johnson County Extension Though the onset of summer often brings the most ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you feel as though some sun on a warm day is nice, but too much is too much, some of your garden plants probably agree. Like people, plants ...