A Christmas cactus thrives when its soil mimics its natural rainforest home—moist, airy, and fast-draining to keep roots healthy. Experts say the best mix uses regular potting soil blended with ...

Ever had trouble getting seeds to germinate in the garden in the spring? If so, it’s time to do some research to see if your seeds need to be cold stratified before you plant them.

Demonstration of how a brussel sprout plant growing from a seed to mini-size sprouts in this time lapse. The seed quickly ...

Columnist Robin Trott shares how to grow tulips, daffodils and more inside when temperatures are freezing outside.

Many plants — from parsley and calendulas to kale and peas — are still looking surprisingly good. And if your garden ...

Abstract: This review provides a detailed synthesis of various in-situ, remote sensing, and machine learning approaches to estimate soil moisture. Bibliometric analysis of the published literature on ...

As we wrap up our gardening season for 2025, I thought it might be fun to look at some gardening myths that people often take as accurate but aren’t.

After tending your geraniums all summer, it can be hard to see them go when cold weather sets in. These tender plants can’t survive freezing temperatures, so they are often grown as annuals in areas ...

As temperatures begin to cool, your gardening to-do list may include harvesting herbs that won’t survive impending freezing weather. Instead of harvesting though, you can enjoy fresh rosemary (Salvia ...