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When Is Corn Ready to Be Picked?

In this video, Farmer Joe from Niantic, Connecticut, explains how to tell when corn is ready to be harvested. The first thing to know is that the top ear on…

Early Pruning of Tomato Plants

Tomatoes are surprisingly easy to maintain. Once your young tomato plants start to grow, they will need some initial pruning. Here's how to ensure that your plants remain healthy and…

Planting Roses

A No-Till Garden

Putting Your Vegetable Garden to Bed

Tour the Peggy Rockefellar Rose Garden

How to Make a Straw-Bale Garden

Why build a straw-bale garden? For starters, it’s the perfect solution if you only have a small space to garden. This whole concept was fairly straightforward and comes together easily.…

How to Plant a Viburnum

Due to their hardiness and many seasons of interest, viburnums are increasingly popular in home landscapes. Executive editor Danielle Sherry shows you how to get your viburnum off to a…

Build a Garden Shed

Fine Gardening asked the experts at Fine Homebuilding to design and build a garden shed that was a little different. From the solid plank floors to the timber-frame look, we…

Basic Pruning Tools

New to pruning? Antonio Reis, assistant editor at Fine Gardening magazine, shows you the tools you’ll need to get started maintaining your trees and shrubs. There’s no need to spend…