Don’t dig yet! Before you start your spring planting, you need to find out when it’s truly warm enough to plant outside again ...

I just returned home from skiing and found all the snow gone and some bulb foliage popping up. It is starting to feel like ...

University of Saskatchewan grad student Will Short has been working on a spray to prevent frost damage in early spring crops.

SPRING is almost here but there are still a few frosty nights for your plants to endure. A simple hack can help protect them ...

Winter gardening presents its own unique challenges, and while it is still cold out, making a mistake now could impact your ...

Additionally, many seed packets will give gardeners instructions on timing of when to start their seeds either indoors or outdoors based on their local average last frost dates. Many seeds recommend ...

Asparagus grow best in a slightly acidic soil in the pH range of 6.5 to 6.9. Avoid low areas where cold air may accumulate and cause frost damage to plants on cooler spring nights. There are ...

Many gardeners resort to using bedsheets to protect sensitive flowers and vegetables. But does covering plants with sheets really protect them from freezing temperatures?

The state's annual "frost law" weight restrictions begin at 6 p.m. Monday, March 3, in much of the southern half of the state ...

Michigan is enacting annual spring weight restrictions on highways ... and adjust their driving techniques to minimize the risk of pothole damage. Temperatures are fluctuating in Michigan ...

PEOPLE CAN name the places where the worst potholes live. Karen Henderson picked the Amoskeag Bridge in Manchester. "Those are outrageous; you can lose your vehicle," said Henderson, owner of ...

Late frosts can harm relatively hardy perennials too, especially if they have been prompted into growth by a mild early spring. Flower buds are particularly vulnerable to frost damage, which will ...