The fall is the perfect time to prepare for a beautiful spring garden. Here's one thing that you can add to your soil to ...

The best time to add composted manure to your garden soil is in late fall or early winter so that it will be ready to supply needed nutrients for emerging seedlings and transplants. Then follow by ...

While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

You might think you know what to put on your compost heap and what to leave out, but there are several unusual compost ingredients that most of us probably don’t think about adding. It means you could ...

I usually get questions about applying manure to gardens in the spring, when everyone is excited about possibilities of fresh veggies. Yet in reality, it is probably better to talk about this subject ...

Many gardeners tout manure’s superiority to synthetic products available today. And if done right, it’ll be a fantastic supply of necessary nutrients to grow a large healthy garden. Gardening experts ...

Chicken manure, often called "black gold," provides one of the most nutrient-rich boosts for your soil. Different types of chicken manure exist, with variations in quality and composition. You can ...

Most gardeners know that success depends on many factors: You can’t grow a sun-loving plant in a shady area, for example. And a shrub that loves wet places won’t do well in dry soil. But the most ...