Kick off planting in your garden this spring by adding organic matter and making sure the soil has the right texture for ...

DEAR GARDEN COACH: About a year ago I removed my lawn. I now have a very low maintenance yard that conserves water, but in the process I have less green material to add to my compost pile. Can you ...

Composting saves money when done right, but poor composting turns free soil food into useless clutter. Every spring, many ...

PARKERSBURG – In an effort to cut down on materials going to landfills and to reduce chemicals in growing food, many people have turned to an age-old method of fertilizing their gardens by composting.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In a 1960s-era edition of Rodale’s “Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening,” the lengthy entry for compost reads like an ode to organic soil amendments: “Here in ...

I PROMISED THIS year to offer more columns on green, eco-friendly gardening, so here is another, as we are now just 15 days away from the beginning of fall. Lots of jobs need to be done around your ...

Simon Akeroyd has issued advice to fellow gardeners on how to create a simple compost tower in which you can start growing one particular vegetable in March time for a summer harvest ...