Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Growing zones, also referred to as hardiness zones, are geographical areas categorized based on average annual minimum winter ...

The 1990 map was still pretty accurate. It still showed us to be in Zone 7. But when an update was published in 2014, it ...

Like most hobbies, gardening is one that comes with a jargon of its own. And to truly immerse yourself in this rewarding activity, it's best to understand the technical terms that come with it. One of ...

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Location matters when it comes to planting delicate vegetables like peppers. To avoid ruin, always make sure to pop seedlings into soil during the right time.

The Department of Agriculture updated its searchable map of the country that shows how much average low temperatures have changed during the last 30 years, and half the country's lows were higher by 5 ...

Dean Colony of Colony Acres Family Farm in North Liberty checks on his pumpkin crop July 9. Colony grows around 40 varieties of the fall-harvest gourds. Colony checks on the health of the plants as ...

Tennessee is heading into peak growing season as we head into warmer months. Now's the time to start planting lettuce, radishes, carrots, green onions and more. April is when Tennessee gardeners ...