Starting an organic vegetable garden at home is a rewarding and sustainable way to enjoy fresh, healthy produce all year round. By growing your own vegetables, you take control ...

Mulch is something that is applied to the soil surface. It can be organic (pine straw, bark, wood chips, leaves) or inorganic ...

After a few days, the prepared compost heap will get hot and when opened up can release steam. As the waste materials ...

Before you dig a garden, it's important to figure out what type of soil you have and then select plants (and amend your soil) accordingly.

What do I put on the bottom of a raised garden bed? Design your raised bed garden layout to maximize sunlight and layer with a ground cloth, limestone, sand, organic matter, and garden soil.

Discover the benefits of using coffee grounds as a natural fertilizer for plants. We spoke with gardening and soil pros about ...

It’s April, and spring has sprung. Or will soon. Winter always is a sneaky devil, coming back with hard frosts and even a foot of snow on occasion.

A resource at Agricultural Analytical Services Lab at Penn State can be a good first step toward determining soil health.

Composting involves decomposing organic materials to create nutrient ... Adding a small amount of garden soil or aged compost early in the process introduces beneficial microorganisms, speeding ...

One 5-gallon bucket of dry wood ash is enough to cover 1,000 square feet of garden soil with a ¼-inch layer of ash, which ...

Fertilizers and compost are important additions to a garden. Fertilizers contain the big three—nitrogen for green growth, phosphorus for flowers and fruits, and potassium for the roots. Compost ...