Your garbage just might be your garden’s treasure. Here’s what you need to know about using eggshells to help your plants ...

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

Create a ring of chicken wire, about a hug’s width in diameter, and simply deposit dry leaves in the fall. The leaves will ...

A gardening expert has encouraged gardeners to collect one scrap from their gardens this month to help protect their plants from incoming frost.

Compost tea is nothing more than a large “tea bag” filled with finished compost steeped in water. This colorful compost is ready to be tucked into a bag (a pillowcase will work) to soak in water.

If you want to reduce waste and grow healthier plants but don’t have a backyard, composting is still possible.

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 ...

Baking soda can be useful as a fungicide when mixed with water and sprayed on the affected plant very early in the infestation of powdery mildew. Banana peels are high in potassium, but they can also ...

Pumpkin plants need lots of food to grow large, bright orange fruit. Find out if banana peels near your pumpkins will help or ...

Composting is a brilliant way to recycle household waste and turn it into something nutritious for your yard without spending a dime. But as good as this sounds, there are many things that you should ...