Did you know the microbes in your compost pile is still active in the dead of winter? They will be if you take certain steps to get ready for cold weather.

Use mulch, leaves, or compost in the fall to insulate soil and boost nutrients. Add biochar or sulfur for soil health, and clear weeds before winter. Plant cover crops before frost to enrich soil and ...

Within the vast catalog of flowering plants, there is a specific subcategory: those that grow from bulbs. Since these bulbs are hidden under the soil throughout the plant’s lifetime, it’s not always ...

Order spring-flowering bulbs for planting throughout October and into November. Recommended Irish stockists include mrmiddleton.com; quickcrop.ie; fruithillfarm.com and all good garden centres.

Gardeners in central Ohio know that October is a transition month with changing weather patterns that typically signal the end of the growing season in Ohio for most plants. Locust trees have already ...

October's gentle embrace offers a gardener's dream: warm soil, cool air, and the promise of a bountiful harvest. Discover the secrets of autumn planting.

Flowering kale or cabbage – Another very popular fall plant in these parts, these richly coloured foliage plants (and yes, they are edible, though I’ve never eaten one!), look great next to ...

The end of September is the perfect time to add spring flowering bulbs to your garden. Planting daffodils, tulips and crocus this month will make next spring come alive, plus you get to enjoy the ...