Just because the cold season is coming, it doesn’t mean that you should say goodbye to your garden immediately. With the help of raised beds and cold frames, it makes it easier for you to stretch your ...

Q: I just added two large cold frames over my raised beds and plan to get an early start on my vegetable garden this year. But I haven't been able to find a chart that tells me what I can plant when.

Note: this post orginally appeared in December of 2010. It was the first missive from Beth Gellman, AKA The Garden Coach, who still blogs for us. She’ll have a new post next week. In the meanttime, ...

This time of year, I'm getting ready for fall and winter, planting brassicas and garlic. But there’s a small piece of me that's trying to hold on for another tomato, another pepper, maybe one more ...

The first frost doesn’t have to be the final curtain for your garden. Imagine pulling crisp spinach and snappy carrots in December, or harvesting fresh kale in January while your neighbor’s plot ...

As the month of August draws to an end many of us realize how important our gardens have become. Now is the time to extend the gardening season as we all spend more time at home. You may want to ...

And find that the weather forces you to play this game called “season extension” — where the object is to keep tender plants from freezing and frost at a moment’s notice. You’re starting seeds that ...

It was just a week ago that the Berkshires were threatened with a huge spring snowstorm. In anticipation of the storm, people were scurrying about, spit-shining their snow shovels and shopping for ...

With the current cold snap, gardeners may be looking for ways to protect tender plants and get a head start on the growing season. A cold frame is a simple solution, shielding plants from frost, wind ...

Cold frames and hot beds are the gardener’s secret — a key to cheating Mother Nature by extending the growing season. Both structures can be used in early spring and late fall, when cold temperatures ...