Rosanne Loparco

Here are some reasons why composting may be helpful with your soil and gardens.

As we prepare for the 2024 gardening season, the most important thing you can do for any garden or landscape is to build quality soil.

It’s no surprise that the National Garden Bureau has designated 2024 as the Year of the Angelonia.

Learn more by participating in the 2024 New York Invasive Species Awareness Week, beginning Monday, June 3.

Rosanne Loparco | Utica Observer Dispatch Summer squash (Cucurbita pepo), including zucchini, crookneck, straightneck, and patty pan, is common in central New York vegetable gardens.

Rosanne Loparco Utica Observer Dispatch As a vegetable gardener, you've probably asked: which varieties will grow best in my garden?

Rosanne Loparco Utica Observer Dispatch It's so rewarding to grow your own crops. However, knowing when a vegetable has reached its best eating quality can be difficult to determine.

As sad as it is, our 2024 growing season has ended. However, don’t despair: the season for fresh herbs in the garden may have ended but you use them over

These are some of the insects who could become unwelcome house guests this winter.

The Thanksgiving cactus, like its other holiday cousins, is an easy-to-grow indoor houseplant.