Posted: 3:59 PM The Great Outdoors shows you how to get your fishing pole ready for the season.

Posted: 3:50 AM Sometimes, when plants start to grow during the winter due to a warming trend, the best thing to do is nothing.

Posted: 3:48 AM To get an early start on the vegetable production season, why not consider building a cold frame. You can have veggies much sooner than most gardeners.

Posted: 3:45 AM Winter can stress many shrubs and trees in your landscape. Managing their growth is the best method of winter injury prevention.

Posted: 3:41 AM It's best to wait until the harsh conditions of winter are over to prune most trees and shrubs in your landscape.

Posted: 3:36 AM Seed and garden catalogs are great tools to help you make tough decisions as to what to include in your landscape.

Posted: 3:34 AM When the weather turns unexpectedly warm in the winter, your spring flowering bulbs may start growing. The best thing to do is nothing.

Posted: 7:37 PM If you only plant one variety of tomato in your garden this year, try growing the heirloom variety, Mortgage Lifter, which was developed in Barboursville, West Virginia, back in the early 1920s.

Posted: 3:33 PM When winter advances towards spring, there are many gardening chores that need to be done early.

Posted: 2:18 AM Taking a soil test in your landscape is the most important 15 minutes you will ever spend in your landscape.

Posted: 2:13 AM Winter mulching of landscape plants will protect their roots until spring.

Posted: 2:00 AM When ordering fruit trees, make sure you get the right variety you need and the height of tree you desire.

Posted: 1:48 AM Proper packaging of any meat you put into the freezer, including venison, is extremely important in order to protect its quality.

Updated: 1:40 AM During the winter, birds need a balanced diet to cope with the winter cold.

Posted: 1:53 PM Ornamental grasses can be a real asset to your landscape, especially in the winter months.

Posted: 1:46 PM If you want to have a healthy poinsettia after the holiday season, be careful of watering, as well as cold temperatures. Treat them like a houseplant.

Posted: 1:34 PM Christmas gifts for the gardener are endless. However, try buying a soil test meter, bird feeders, a reflecting ball or even stepping stones to brighten up your landscape.

Updated: 7:50 PM The start of having great venison in your freezer is taking care of it in the woods first.

Updated: 7:42 PM In order to have quality venison to eat, it needs to be prepared correctly for the freezer and cooking.

Posted: 7:37 PM Safety is the first thing to take in the woods when hunting. In addition to safety, take a cell phone, binoculars and especially a first aid kit.

Updated: 11:11 AM Protect your houseplants while you are on vacation. Use a plastic bag to cover the plants and reduce the inside house temperature.

Updated: 11:12 AM Ben Franklin gave the name "Tom" to the Thanksgiving turkey because Thomas Jefferson refused to name the turkey our national bird.

Posted: 10:30 PM John Marra shows you how to pick the perfect bow.

Updated: 11:02 AM There are alternatives to using rock salt as a ice melter. Use growers grit, also potassium, calcium, or magnesium chloride.

Posted: 9:34 PM This time of year food can get pretty scarce for our animal friends and that is why feeders can come in handy.