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What Are Seed Potatoes? Seed potatoes are potatoes that were specially grown for planting. Unlike the potatoes you buy for cooking, seed potatoes have not been treated with a grow ...

If the world of gardening is new to you, fear not. Whether you want to plant flowers or vegetables, our master gardener ...

The Casa Blance wetlands are the perfect example of how community action is fighting against Mexico's devastating water ...

Are you looking for ways to boost curb appeal and make your landscaping feel more luxurious and expensive? Think outside the ...

Tulip fire is a fungal disease caused by the pathogen Botrytis tulipae that attacks and eventually destroys all parts of the ...

Ibe Liebenberg is a seasonal California firefighter who grew up in Paradise. In his essay, he describes the rebirth he has ...

Generations of local rosarians know the mid-February holiday as the red-letter date for romancing their roses. It’s when we ...

Here in Cornish Flat, this seems like an old-fashioned winter. Temperatures have been consistently below freezing, and the ...

Dear Neil: Is it too early to apply a broad-leafed weedkiller spray? I have a ton of dandelions and clover.

Bamboo, known for its tall and aesthetic stalks, is not native to North America or the United Kingdom, leading to garden ...

Grammy-winning Sturgill Simpson makes his highly-anticipated return to the ACL stage with new songs from his acclaimed album, Passage Du Desir, under a new name, Johnny Blue Skies; the iconoclast and ...