With a keen interest in making more eco-choices in the yard, I'm always excited to learn of new organic fertilizers I can feed my plants to boost their growth. That combined with a love for composting ...

Dr. Donna Nickerson is the owner of Da’ Shack Farmers Market Health and Wellness, Inc. in Waco, Texas. “Professionally, I’m a psychotherapist, and I also have a deep connection to Indigenous gardening ...

Many landscape plants can benefit greatly from amended soil. Our native sandy soil drains readily and doesn’t do so well with holding on to soil nutrients and water. But you can produce your own ...

Dr. Donna Nickerson is the owner of Da’ Shack Farmers Market Health and Wellness, Inc. in Waco, Texas. “Professionally, I’m a psychotherapist, and I also have a deep connection to Indigenous gardening ...

While compost is commonly used in vegetable, flower, and herb gardens, home gardeners often overlook the many benefits that compost brings to lawns. Using compost for lawns is an excellent way to both ...

A few years ago, a gardening friend suggested I place a layer of compost in my flower beds before mulching with my usual shredded bark mulch. As my garden seemed happy and required less care that ...

Many folks are now improving new and established gardens with mulch, but be wary of where you get it. It is possible to spread insects like the coconut rhinoceros beetle, sugarcane borer and fire ants ...

Manure-based compost piles can be more work and take more time than piles fueled by kitchen scraps. But the rewards are too good to pass up. Many horse and mule stables in the area offer free manure ...

Compost is a great way to recycle kitchen and garden scraps. It takes organic waste and turns it into nutrient-rich humus that can be used by plants. Composting is a way of returning to the soil what ...

Nitrate, pesticides, metals, plastic -- agricultural soils often contain pollutants. But are there sustainable and climate-friendly ways to restore and promote soil health in agricultural land? Yes, ...

There's no need to throw your used tea leaves in the garbage when they can have a second life by improving the health of your ...