March is the ideal month to plant two of the hardiest and most nutritious vegetables a home gardener can grow easily: cabbage and kale, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David ...

Plus, they look delightful lined up in a row like a scene out of "Peter Rabbit." Unfortunately, those charming heads of cabbage often end up full of holes from all sorts of insect pests. Cabbages are ...

As I'm writing this, I'm warming my fingers on a hot mug of tea while watching thick snow flurries swirl out of the sky. It's a normal winter day, but we gardeners know that below the frost, the soil ...

Tempted by kale, cabbage and chard grown along the city's streets? Here's why you shouldn't treat public planters like personal salad bars. Amy Yanow was taking one of her usual autumn walks around ...

Plant ornamental kales and cabbages for texture and color in the fall and winter garden. I planted several varieties and placed them in containers, the garden and even a window box. Surprisingly, they ...

A caterpillar I didn’t recognize decided my kale was mighty tasty. In a matter of a couple of weeks, a bluish-yellow worm devoured everything but the stems and ribs of the leaves. So I did what a lot ...

Plant ornamental kales and cabbages for texture and color in the fall and winter garden. I planted several varieties and placed them in containers, the garden and even a window box. Surprisingly, they ...