No need for chemicals or store-bought berries! With the right sunlight, soil mix, and care, you can grow fresh, juicy ...

But what if human remains could be as nonthreatening as a nice bag of garden soil or a peaceful woodland hike? It might not ...

True to its name, seed starting mix is the best option for starting seeds. The mix of perlite, vermiculite, and sphagnum peat moss create a sterile, disease-free environment that provides the optimal ...

Composting is the process of breaking down organic matter, like food scraps, into all-natural fertilizer. This is how to ...

Composting isn't as hard as you might think... and it's an ideal way to recycle organic waste while saving money on soil ...

Whether you're gardening a small space, or keeping a tight budget, soil amendments and fertilizers can get pricey. But there ...

Rock dust/basalt: Basalt is an aphanitic extrusive igneous rock that is rich in iron and magnesium. A light sprinkle over your beds will add a boost of micronutrients. Mycorrhizae: These are fungi ...

For gardeners who don't want the growing season to end as fall brings colder temperatures, it’s time to consider pulling some of those summer annuals and replacing them with pansies.

Be ready to move half-hardy and tender plants such as pelargoniums, some salvias and fuchsias in October. They need to be cut ...

At times over the past three years, our area has experienced heavy smoke that drifted down from wildfires in Canada and the ...

The compost facility in Davenport is marking 30 years of operation, recycling yard waste and biosolids into compost, soil and ...

When Terry and Ernest Bateson hear rumbling, they know the trucks are coming. Every year, semi-trucks filled to the brim with liquid manure drive by the retired farmers' home in Wood County's Portage ...