Many people think of spring as the best time to plant vegetables, but if you ask rooftop gardener James Mastaler, fall is actually the perfect time to start! “Fall is a surprisingly wonderful time to ...

Understanding gardeners' favorite vegetable companion plants can help you grow healthier, tastier beets, potatoes, carrots, and other fall vegetables. Companion plants are plants that are grown close ...

Thanks to several benefits, companion planting can help increase fall veggie yields. Companion planting also helps deter pests and attract beneficial pollinators. Now is a great time to add companion ...

Many fall vegetables need to be planted in the spring when the weather is favorable and rainfall is abundant. But some fall vegetables can—and should—be planted as late as the end of summer. For a ...

Fall is spinach's season. Spring-planted spinach bolts. Fall spinach thrives. Swiss chard remains a real trooper and just plain pretty. Bok choy and Chinese cabbage grow fast and taste best in cool ...

Mid-summer is the time to prepare for a fall vegetable garden. July and August are ideal for starting seeds indoors for broccoli, cabbage, leafy greens, and even cauliflower and Brussels sprouts.

There’s lots of planting to be done in our vegetable gardens this month. The late summer/fall vegetable garden includes plantings of both warm-season vegetables (many of the same ones we planted in ...

The kids have gone back to school, football season is upon us and pumpkin spice-flavored products are back. That can mean only one thing: Fall will be here soon — on Sept. 22, to be exact. Our gardens ...

Fall is an ideal time for gardening in the High Desert due to more moderate temperatures. Local groups are offering gardening classes and seed swaps to help the community. Root vegetables like garlic, ...

It’s that time of year — vegetables are being harvested in local gardens and it serves as an inspiration to many. Thinking about the joy of growing dinner in your own garden? Think it’s too late? Have ...