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 ...

You may have lots of fertilizer ingredients hanging around your house without even knowing it. Combine these ingredients to ...

Healthy soil is the heart of thriving gardens and homesteads. Knowing the complex makeup of soil and how to care for it, can ...

Henry Homeyer says it is important to clean up the vegetable garden now in order to avoid overwintering diseases.

Gardeners are being urged to put washing up sponges in their garden this year - for a very useful reason. It might sound mad, ...

Many people gravitate toward the round, globe-shaped radishes, and their small size makes them easy to grow in containers.

Autumn isn’t just about cozy sweaters, pumpkin spice, and crunchy leaves—it’s also one of the most important times to pamper your plants. As temperatures cool and growth slows, your garden quietly ...

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

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 ...

To help my students get exceptional results from their gardens, I teach them to build soil health with regular additions of ...

Alan Titchmarsh says his garden is unable to grow five plants, but they thrive in his daughters' homes just eight miles away ...

From breakfast scraps to pasta water, these easy homemade DIY solutions nourish your plants and soil without relying on ...