Want to learn how to make compost for your garden? Not only does compost help your plants grow stronger and healthier, but it's also the perfect way to reduce waste and do your part for the ...

Grow healthier plants and reduce food waste by starting a compost pile. Learn what to compost, what to avoid, and the simple ...

Experts look at the most effective coverings for your beds and borders.

You can reuse egg cartons to mulch, compost, and start seeds. However, there are a few things to know before deciding whether you should use egg cartons in the garden.

Learn how to build a garden compost system, choose a suitable method, manage greens and browns, control moisture and airflow, and know when it’s ready.

Compost can be used in several ways: 1) as a soil amendment, 2) as a component in soil mixtures for containers or raised beds, 3) as topdress fertilizer, or 4) in compost tea. No matter how you use it ...

Is your compost a veritable Vesuvius of foul-smelling, putrescible plant waste? You might be doing everything wrong. Fear not ...

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

The goal of keeping things as natural as possible also means that home gardeners are concerned about the fertilizer they use.

Getting these gardening tasks done in spring, such as tending to soil structure and refreshing mulch, will set your garden up for success all year long.

Manure-based compost piles can be more work and take more time than piles fueled by kitchen scraps. But the rewards are too good to pass up. Many horse and mule stables in the area offer free manure ...