Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carrots may seem like one of the simplest vegetables to grow, but they can be surprisingly fussy. The number-one culprit? Soil.

FAIRBANKS — Have trouble thinning your carrots or radishes? Have kids who want to help plant seeds in the garden? Try using seed tape this year. Seed tape is a strip of biodegradable material that has ...

Many of the vegetables we like to grow in nice, neat rows come from tiny seeds that make planting precise rows very difficult. The seeds are hard to handle, wash away easily, and need heavy thinning ...

Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Q • I usually plant carrots and beets in the spring using seed tape, but I couldn’t find ...