Besides putting up all those holiday decorations and doing that frenzied shopping, carve out some time to plant a few bare root edibles. They will bring you tasty gifts for many years to come. Bare ...

You may have seen the term “bare root plants” in nursery catalogs and websites and wondered what it means. Basically, it’s exactly what it sounds like: Plants are shipped without soil or a container.

As much as we gardeners would like for it to be spring already, there’s no rushing January. We enter the deep of winter as darkness, rain and frost commence. But, here on the almost balmy North Coast, ...

As rain began to fall late one afternoon in early November, I stopped by the vegetable beds before heading indoors to see what was left there that could be turned into soup for dinner. There were ...

Have you been thinking of adding a fruit tree or two, some roses, or other productive plants to your garden? This is the perfect time for plants that are sold in “bare root” form. Most deciduous fruit ...

Lisa Johnson shows how easy it is to plant asparagus by adhering to a few basic rules. UW-Extension Horticulture Educator Lisa Johnson shows how easy it is to plant asparagus by adhering to a few ...

Bare-root fruit trees sit waiting to be shipped at the Peaceful Valley Nursery in Grass Valley. February is a great time to plant bare-root fruit trees. Lezlie Sterling lsterling@sacbee.com Bare root ...

BOISE, Idaho — Have you ever noticed at many garden centers there are some trees and shrubs in pots ready to plant, and others that aren't in any pots at all? They look just like sticks with bare, ...

Trees grown in pots end up with a root system that is coiled up in the shape of the pot, constricting growth once the roots are in the ground. Even if you cut them apart and uncoil them, as any ...

There is a big patch of ferny plant under a window in my back yard and visitors to my garden always comment on it. How unusual, they say. What is it, they ask? And how do I explain my ancient patch of ...