Need to get those weeds in your backyard garden under control? Weed barrier is costly. Could you use what's probably in your ...

You may know Bishop’s Weed, Aegopodium podagraria, a member of the carrot family, as goutweed, ground elder and snow-on-the-mountain. Native to Europe and northern Asia, it was brought to North ...

About This Episode A reader has a weed dilemma. Plus, the gripe of the month. Question Of The Week "How can I get rid of ...

Toilet paper rolls aren’t just for the bathroom. It may come as a surprise, but these round, flexible pieces of cardboard are also great gardening tools, and can be used as seed starters, compost ...

Ask any knowledgeable horticulturist how effective weed barrier fabric is in controlling weeds and you’ll likely hear that any advantages are outweighed by the shortcomings. However, most will ...

Water the straw bales deeply every day during the conditioning process, and apply another ½ cup of high-nitrogen fertilizer ...

Many homeowners use landscape fabric (also called weed barrier) throughout their landscapes to minimize weeds. Landscape fabric restricts the light required for weed germination (since weeds seeds are ...

One of the best natural mulches for vegetable gardens is straw. Straw is a by product of grain crops and is made up of the dead stalks and leaves left behind after farmers harvest the grain. It can be ...