Your kitchen scraps can help nourish the soil in your garden. Learn 3 methods of composting and how to use kitchen scraps to ...

This versatile staple can be great for your plants.

Got some leftover materials from your yard or kitchen? It’s time to turn them into something that will help your garden! Instead of throwing out food scraps or fallen leaves, you can turn them into ...

A cold snap hits, the garden beds go quiet, and most people assume the soil is ready for hibernation. But winter is actually the perfect time to supercharge your soil so it wakes up in spring richer, ...

Many landscape plants can benefit greatly from amended soil. Our native sandy soil drains readily and doesn’t do so well with holding on to soil nutrients and water. But you can produce your own ...

Don’t get hung up on how long it should take or how many citrus peels are too many. As one longtime composter put it, “My rule is: Don’t worry about it.” By Margaret Roach When it comes to composting, ...

The loyal reader knows that compost is my go-to for almost everything. I use it for mulch and to put the soil food web back into soils. I am a compost nerd. The question: What to do in the winter when ...

A successful garden always starts below the surface where roots quietly build the foundation for everything that follows.

Wisely waiting until Mother’s Day — the traditional hoped-for last-frost marker — backyard farmers are itching to get their hands dirty and begin planting summer crops. Until then, they’re left with ...