This year I will be trying nasturtiums, which have edible flowers and attract aphids. While that may sound like a bad thing, gardeners use nasturtiums as “trap plants” for aphids and discard of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring starts soon, but anxious gardeners don’t have to wait that long to get out into the garden. Gardeners who are getting ...

Most gardeners in Greater Columbus would gladly trade the foot of snow blanketing their gardens and home landscapes right now for green grass, tomatoes and cucumbers ripening on the vine, and ...

Peppers are a staple in many Ohio vegetable gardens, perhaps because of the variety of shapes, sizes,colors, tastes and level of hotness available to gardeners! Peppers have increased in culinary ...

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, ...

At the heart of Tim’s setup is the humble five-gallon bucket. Lined up in rows and filled with nutrient-rich soil, they offer a raised growing environment that eliminates much of the bending and ...

BEXLEY, Ohio — It’s the story of Ohio, told in garden form. The Heritage Garden, surrounding the Governor’s Residence in Bexley, a suburb of Columbus. It is carefully tended by an army of volunteers.

School and youth gardening is widely accepted as an educational tool that can boost academic achievement and improve quality of life for students involved in garden-based learning activities. While ...

When Kevin Walker spent an entire spring building raised beds behind his home in suburban Ohio, he imagined baskets full of ...

Here’s what the experts say will keep deer away from your garden.