However, gardeners may not be aware that harvests from their garden’s plants can be stretched simply by expanding to ...

My neighbor starts planting his vegetable garden a month before I do. I’m worried about frost if I plant too early. What do you recommend?

Start a compost pile and add kitchen vegetable scraps and shredded leaves, which can be used to mulch plants and enrich the soil. Cardboard and newspapers can be used between rows to smother weeds.