Gardening does not require a wallet-emptying trip to a specialty store or a cart full of fancy gadgets. Many of the most effective tools sit quietly in dollar stores, thrift shops, or even recycling ...

There are tools every farmer knows to have handy while planting: a hammer and punch to drive out broken roll pins and shear bolts; a Crescent-type adjustable wrench to tighten nuts on shear bolts or ...

February is when Pennsylvania gardeners get busy starting their first seeds inside for young, home-grown, cool-season transplants that will be ready to plant out as soon as conditions allow. Onions, ...