DECORAH, Iowa — Nothing can take away cabin fever except the coming of spring, but planning a garden can spur things along for those waiting for warmer winds. Although there may be snow on the ground, ...

So far, so good: We haven’t descended into the usual deep freeze of winter quite yet. But the long nights of winter are the perfect occasion to think about next year’s garden. And nothing helps you ...

One of my favorite winter activities is flipping through seed catalogs, checking out the latest varieties and getting my nerd fix on with old-timey stories about heirloom vegetables and where they ...

There are certain vices in this world that draw our hands and minds, steal our concentration and ultimately consume us for an undetermined amount of time. Some of these habits are physically and ...

Seed Savers preserves a seed bank of more than 25,000 open-pollinated varieties. “And seeds are meant to be grown, which is why we work to get these rare varieties into the hands of gardeners,” says ...

There is nothing like seed and plant catalogs to activate your horticultural hormones. I know, horticultural hormones may not actually exist, but how else to explain the powerful desire, if not lust, ...