Growing sweet potatoes indoors is best done from slips, which are the rooted sprouts that grow from mature sweet potatoes. You can get organic sweet potatoes from almost any grocery store to grow ...

But what if human remains could be as nonthreatening as a nice bag of garden soil or a peaceful woodland hike? It might not make for the creepiest Halloween lawn display, but green burials, and ...

If you’ve been thinking about recycling all of that yard waste into compost, now’s the time to get busy. You’ll have plenty of prime ingredients coming up shortly in the form of falling leaves, ...

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 ...

Tests showing a Unity Township compost plant contaminated wetlands more than two miles away sped a decision to close the facility, according to emails obtained by the BDN.

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

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

Discover the secrets to creating nutrient-rich chicken compost and learn how to use it effectively to plant garlic and more! In this video, we'll guide you through each step of making and utilizing ...

Hostas are easy to care for in summer shade gardens. When fall arrives, here's when to cut back hostas and stop watering and fertilizing them to prepare for winter.

It may seem like a world away, given the long, hot summer and relatively dry September, but so often we are caught out when the rain comes, leaving gardens drowning in great puddles and prized plants ...

If you’ve ever raked a mountain of crunchy autumn leaves into the corner of your yard, patted yourself on the back, and then come back months later only to find…well, basically the same pile of ...

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 ...