Even if you enjoy every minute, gardens take a lot of work to establish and maintain. It can be disheartening to see plants ...

After patiently waiting out winter, I'm ready to get outdoors and sow my seeds. But, I'm not relying on the sun alone to determine whether it's time – my soil thermometer tells me exactly when the ...

Mother’s Day is often considered the safe planting date in our area and while air temperature is important for plants, soil temperature is even more critical. While the swing in air temperatures can ...

Weeks of cold temperatures and rain have unsettled the gardening season. You may be raring to get your garden planted – but hold on. Sowing seed or planting seedlings at the wrong time will bring ...

The traditions that govern how we garden are losing their rationale. Despite the severe winter temps of late, our springs and summers really are warming too fast to ignore. In fact, they are warming ...

For Cincinnati homeowners, timing is everything when it comes to lawn care success. While calendar dates might seem convenient, the soil operates on its own schedule—one dictated by temperature, not ...

While many folks begin planting and doing spring lawn work when the daytime temperatures warm up, it’s the nighttime lows they should be watching, because the temperature of the soil is the best ...

The traditions that govern how we garden are losing their rationale. Despite the severe winter temps of late, our springs and summers really are warming too fast to ignore. In fact, they are warming ...