Winter is a rest period for the garden (and the gardener), but it’s also a time when we get to enjoy the fruits of our labors. I’m not talking about biting into a freshly picked tomato or a sweet, ...

(For details on growing many other vegetables and fruits, visit our Crop at a Glance collection page.) Growing turnips and rutabagas is easy, and these earthy-tasting vegetables are among the most ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! Autumn is just around the corner. Fall is a good time to plant turnips, kale and rutabagas. Many of you may be unfamiliar with the rutabaga (Brassica napus ...

The rutabagas I planted last fall are finally ready for harvesting. Now the problem: How do I cook them? Good thing I ran across “Starting with Ingredients: Quintessential Recipes for the Way We ...

This is the season for studying those seed catalogs and planning what to do in the garden this summer. It’s easy to get into a rut. Plant Big Boy tomatoes, Kennebec potatoes, Bolero carrots and black ...

Researchers at Michigan State University are working to turn the rutabaga into an oil-producing powerhouse that could make the turnip-like vegetable a better source of biofuel than other food crops.

DETROIT -- Researchers at Michigan State University are working to turn the rutabaga into an oil-producing powerhouse that could make the turnip-like vegetable a better source of biofuel than other ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! The extreme hot and dry weather is affecting crops and gardens here in the Valley. Even for those backyard gardeners who irrigate, many plants will suffer ...