Discover the secrets to creating nutrient-rich chicken compost and learn how to use it effectively to plant garlic and more!

In this video, I show you how to compost shredded paper to make rich, fertile, plant food and soil improver. Why waste paper ...

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 ...

Did you know that you don't have to throw away all the fallen leaves in your yard? Leaves are a valuable source of nutrients ...

In addition to calcium, wood ash contains 5-7% potassium and 1.5-2% phosphorous, both key nutrients for plants. Although it can be a decent fertilizer, McKinley points out that other fertilizers might ...

Gardening is a rewarding hobby that allows you to connect with nature, and sowing seeds is one of the most essential parts of ...

Blending kitchen scraps with water makes quick compost to feed plants. Chop up and freeze compostable kitchen waste to make large batches. Pour blender compost around plants, or into trenches, compost ...

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

If you’ve ever raked a mountain of crunchy autumn leaves into the corner of your yard, patted yourself on the back, and then ...

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 ...

If you prefer to set your plants into beds, work several inches of organic matter into the soil to loosen our clays and keep ...

By equipping residents with the knowledge to understand composting’s value, it can make collection services accessible and ...