By Charity Grimes Bauman, Phipps Community Outreach Coordinator

Fall is now well under way, and while gardening season is mostly over for our favorite summer vegetables, there’s still work to do!  Cleaning up the garden, amending the soil, and mulching now help make sure your garden...

By Kelliann Walsh, Phipps Discovery Education Specialist

As the weather cools, pumpkins become a common sight.  Whether part of a fall arrangement, carved with fun faces for Halloween or prepared for Thanksgiving pies, pumpkins are a true mascot of fall, all bright and plump. ...

By Kelliann Walsh, Phipps Discovery Education Specialist

Tis the season for harvest!  If an over-productive cucumber vine has you in a pickle, here is a fun and easy way to dill with it!  There is no need for expensive canning equipment, just a few simple ingredients, a pot and...

By Charity Grimes Bauman, Phipps Community Outreach Coordinator

Have you ever found yourself throwing out vegetables or fruits because they went bad before you got to using them?  Americans throw away an alarming amount of food; according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, the...

By Mike Bechtel, Phipps Display Horticulturist

Just as the mid-summer vegetable garden is at its zenith, starting in mid-July, you can start preparing for fall and winter crops. As the summer crops dwindle away, harvest them, top-dress with compost, and directly replace them...

By Matthew Quenaudon, Phipps Integrated Pest Management Specialist

Knowing and recognizing insects is an important step to expand gardening expertise.  Correctly identifying an insect help the gardener to decide if it is a good bug or a bad bug.  The majority of insects found are not...