Over time, the soil in raised beds becomes more compacted and more depleted of nutrients, which is why a regular refresh is ...

Get your garden ready for spring by doing prep work in the fall. Learn how to select the right location, test your soil, and ...

Composting involves decomposing organic materials to create nutrient-rich soil. A compost pile needs a balance of green (nitrogen-rich) and brown (carbon-rich) materials. Maintaining proper moisture, ...

Many home gardeners start compost piles before winter to reduce waste and prepare for spring prep. Fall cleanup provides a ...

Your spring blooms might be done, but your garden isn't! Get ahead for next year's blooms by adding these 7 things to your ...

Fall is a great time to improve your soil for next year’s garden. Many of the resources needed are readily available and many ...

A mound of compost with a hoe sticking out and a gardener's boots in the background - Annick Vanderschelden Photography/Getty Images So you've got your compost ready for the next gardening season.

WASHINGTON — Think about how much food waste you produce in a day. A banana peel, an apple core, the ends of vegetables that you don’t eat. When those scraps end up in a landfill it produces methane.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Written by Angela Mason Foster Extension Master Gardener Volunteer As fall arrives ...

Move the vulnerable plants to slightly more shaded areas and replace them with plants known to shrug off drought without watering. Echinops, eryngium, hylotelephium (Sedum), lavender, nepeta and ...

Fall is a great time to improve your soil for next year’s garden. Many of the resources needed are readily available and many ...