Learn all about winter cover crops, their benefits, and how you can use them in the home garden—straight from a gardening pro ...

Turn your leaves into rich garden amendment for your plants. If you have leaves accumulating on your lawn and in the garden, instead of raking them up into piles and putting them in bags to set on the ...

Here’s when you should apply compost for healthier plants.

Adding organic matter and beneficial microbes like mycorrhizal fungi can significantly improve soil function. Using organic ...

Tis the season to … compost. With tree leaves and debris from garden clean-up and winter garden preparation abundant, now is the time to begin. One of the most important products and processes in ...

Many urban gardeners know that adding ingredients like compost and mulch to their soil has great benefits. But it can be difficult to know what to add and why. Researchers at Purdue University ...

Don’t get hung up on how long it should take or how many citrus peels are too many. As one longtime composter put it, “My rule is: Don’t worry about it.” By Margaret Roach When it comes to composting, ...

Fall garden cleanup should separate healthy plant debris from diseased plants, invasive species, mature seed-bearing weeds, and persistent perennial weeds before anything reaches the compost pile - ...