Growing a garden can take a toll on your soil, leading to nutrient deficiencies, soil compaction, erosion, and other problems. To avoid this, many gardeners till their beds or apply regular ...

If you're planning to plant some corn in your garden this year, you might be looking for other plants to pair with it. The good thing is that corn has plenty of potential companion plants, so you can ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruit trees. Fall is the best season to plant deciduous trees (trees that lose their leaves), including deciduous fruit trees such as apple, plum, peach, and ...

You've probably heard gardeners discuss companion planting and how it benefits your garden. But have you heard someone talk about adding borage (Borago officinalis) as a companion plant for better ...

Heat-loving watermelons can be grown outdoors in warmer climates or in a greenhouse in areas that don’t reach those same high temperatures naturally. Wherever you grow watermelon, you strive for them ...

As the days shorten, and we head into winter (Dec. 21, 2024-March 20, 2025) it is time to think about your winter herbs. With an increasingly warmer climate, winter in the Cape Fear region is a great ...