Mark Shepard didn’t set out to be a farmer, let alone a visionary one. Yet, three decades after securing his first piece of ...

It was a late March morning and dozens of women and men descended on a San Joaquin Valley asparagus farm — one of the last in the state. The workers walked along the furrows, cutting the newly ...

Asparagus can be started from seed in your greenhouse or planted as purchased “crowns,” which are dormant one- or two-year-old plants. It’ll take a few years for a full harvest after ...

The size of asparagus coincides with the age of the plant — thinner spears come from younger plants and thicker spears come from more established plants. Both are delicious, so pick depending ...

Native plants are flowers, grasses, trees and shrubs that have inhabited Michigan since before European settlement. Each year, we collect native seeds from West Michigan and propagate them in our ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in ...

HADLEY, Mass. (WWLP) – Hadley grass has already started to hit farm stands and shelves in the area with fresh asparagus. What factors in Massachusetts contribute to the increase in allergies ...

There's a few precautions you should take when shopping -- or swapping -- that can ensure you have a successful gardening season.

We all know fresh produce is good for us, but fruit, vegetables and herbs have a tendency to perish quickly if left uneaten.

These critters can eat at your plants and cause damage to your yard, so it’s no surprise gardeners are always looking for new ways to keep them at bay. Many traditional methods involve spraying ...

We care about experiences and emotions.” If you have a similar approach to gaming, then the Raw Fury sale has a heap of great games just waiting to slide into your library. Moonstone Island is a ...