Wanting something new and unique to grow in your garden? Try growing cucamelons, the small and crunchy fruit that will get people talking!

Perlite, a volcanic rock, is a common ingredient in potting mixes. It improves drainage, aeration and water retention in soil. Perlite is lightweight and can be added to in-ground gardens, but it's ...

Black knot, a fungal disease, is affecting cherry and plum trees in the Greater Columbus area, likely due to recent wet weather. The disease causes hard, black knots on branches, disrupting growth and ...

Deadheading, the removal of spent blooms, encourages new growth and more flowers. Annuals like zinnias and marigolds benefit from frequent deadheading, while others like impatiens are self-deadheading ...

That "government payment trap" continues the "pressure for more payments… that markets will expect…." But "more payments are… unlikely to relieve the crop cost-squeeze" and "instead [will] raise the ...

Faith leaders will take their protests over federal budget cuts to the South, which has high poverty rates and many who they say will be hurt.

Becoming a master gardener is a lot more work than you may think, but it is all worth it to be able to help out communities in central Ohio.

Orchids bring beauty with them wherever they are planted. Here's what to know about them when they are within your house.

If we’re short staffed, those employees simply will not be able to spend the time required at each plant. Ultimately, that will be the harm to the public.

NEW CARLISLE — Local developer Pat Matthews wants to build a housing development at U.S. 20 and Spruce Road to support the expected growth of workers at Amazon’s data centers and the GM/Samsung SDI ...

Mary Agria writes about how the contents of our or a stranger’s garden can say a lot about what we value, what we consider beautiful and how we view the natural world.

The monthly Current Population Survey shows a dramatic drop but the data is less reliable than other Census tools.