Companion planting to attract pollinators. Another frequent question is why a garden’s zucchini and cucumber plants have a lot of flowers but never set fruit. The answer is that there is not enough ...

Rupp Seeds in Ohio develops new squash and vegetable hybrids, preserving seed diversity and creating flavorful, high-quality ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Life can get in the way of gardening, especially in the spring. Graduations, kid sports, home maintenance, maybe a bout of Covid, and the next thing you know it is July. Everyone is ...

Many vegetable gardeners get a jump on the growing season by starting their own seeds indoors and February is the time to begin seeding cool-season crops such as onions, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, ...

In 2020, the interest in having a vegetable garden grew more than any other time in my career. The last time there was this much interest was around 2008 when we hit a recession. At that time, there ...

August is the time of year when the mettle of a vegetable gardener in Greater Columbus can be tested. August is the month when most vegetable gardeners experience their greatest yields of the season ...

What’s actively growing in your vegetable garden in the middle of October? You may have some late winter squash yet to be harvested, but warm-season stalwarts such as cucumber and summer squash are ...

I have seen increased interest in vegetable gardening this spring. I am not sure if COVID-19 has anything to do with it, but it is great to see more people wanting to grow vegetables. I recently did ...

Each day, I try to visit my vegetable garden to check on how well it is growing and detect potential problems. Within the last two weeks, I have found two diseases beginning to appear on my tomato ...