Here's a very interesting lemon growing method I saw when travelling overseas in Southern Italy (Sorrento). A lemon farm ...

Many gardeners tout manure’s superiority to synthetic products available today. And if done right, it’ll be a fantastic supply of necessary nutrients to grow a large healthy garden. Gardening experts ...

What is a green manure? What are the advantages of using a green manure? How to make a green manure fertiliser? I answer ...

Chicken manure, often called "black gold," provides one of the most nutrient-rich boosts for your soil. Different types of chicken manure exist, with variations in quality and composition. You can ...

It's never recommended to add fresh manure to a garden where plants are growing, says LeRoy Williams, Todd County (Minn.) Extension educator. Fresh manure has a lot of weed seeds. Another reason not ...

It's not too often that the general public calls our extension office with questions about organisms for which they know the scientific, Latin name. However, everybody seems to know about Escherichia ...

Organic and synthetic fertilizers are the most common way to add nutrients to the soil, but animal manure is good too, if you can find and transport it. Unless applied properly, however, it can kill ...