Local farmer Ned Birkey offers home garden planning tips. Also, see what gardening workshops are coming up in Monroe County.

US hardiness zone 7 is large and stretches over 28 states in total. It spans from Cape Cod, MA and covers parts of Virginia, ...

Gardeners generally divide these crops into four categories: alliums (like onions, garlic and leeks), root vegetables (such as carrots and turnips), brassicas (like cabbages, broccoli ... Sounds ...

Nestled in Mystic, Connecticut, Steak Loft Restaurant is a carnivore’s paradise that’ll make your taste buds dance. This ...

The guide below ... choosing the right plants for your garden, take note that some veggies shouldn’t be planted together. Tomatoes, for example, can do well with carrots, onions, lettuce, and garlic ...

Those you should plant as plants include broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and onions. I’ve already started the seeds indoors for cabbage and broccoli for our Master Gardener Seed to Supper Farm so ...

Next month is an exciting time in the vegetable garden. In March, spring planting begins for warm-season vegetables, such as tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, peppers and green beans. These plants will ...

However, it may not just be production plants they’re aiming to sow. With the many benefits they can provide for a garden, companion plants may also appear on the sowing list. But what truly ...

Broccoli sold at Walmart in 20 states is the subject of another recall for the possibility of listeria. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has labeled the recall as a Class I, the highest risk ...

Broccoli sold at Walmart in Nevada and 19 other states is now the subject of a possibly deadly recall, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Late last year, Braga Fresh, based in ...