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Tilling has both benefits and drawbacks when it comes to your soil. So should you till or not when preparing and maintaining your garden? That decision depends on several factors, and no one answer ...

Ever feel like your garden to-do list never ends? It’s easy to get caught up in every little task, thinking each one is ...

A volunteer with AmeriCorps tills the garden at Sisters of the Holy Family on Thursday, August 2, 2012. Several volunteers till and grow vegetables for the Sisters. (David Grunfeld, NOLA.com|The Times ...

Tilling in the fall is a bad idea, unless you follow up with a cover crop or mulch, according to new research. While we're waiting for the snow to melt and pea-planting time to arrive, let's see what ...

Not only does it kill everything in the soil it ruins the soil structure causing a shift in the aggregate that does not allow for proper water absorption and risks runoff, and limits the space for ...

MOBILE, Alabama-- One thing about growing up here in the Deep South: We know how to dig holes. We're really good at digging holes for ourselves, holes so ambitious and deep we have a hard time getting ...

No matter how much we enjoy it, gardening is work. Cultivating, tilling, planting, weeding and pruning keeps even the avid gardener busy. Often overlooked, however, are the tools we use. Choosing the ...

In this area we pay attention to the time when forsythia blooms. That’s the same time that crabgrass germinates, so it’s time to apply pre-emergent matter, and it’s a safe time to prune roses. We’ve ...