Do you have an extra trash can sitting in the garage? This is the perfect opportunity to start composting! Here's how to make ...

You probably keep paper towels in your kitchen, but this humble product has plenty of uses in the garden, too. Here are some ...

Wondering what to do with those old pumpkins and gourds from your front porch? The easiest option is to toss them into your compost bin, where they’ ll naturally break down into nutrient-rich mulch.

Just dig a hole and bury them directly in the ground. They'll decompose quickly and enrich your soil. If you'd rather not have surprise pumpkins sprouting next season, scoop out the seeds first. Then, ...

They were plump, vibrant, and perfectly captured the spirit of autumn. Now, they look a little sad. The once-proud gourds are ...

Spinach is a cool-season crop, but it'll need help to thrive during cold winters. Here are some protection methods for ...

What kind of plant is best? A free one! Although many people think about creating new plants in the spring, there are many ...

Tom Sanford’s The Last Slice is a satiric still life of reckless youth—strewn with drugs, alcohol, a container of Ben & Jerry ...

Mow light layers of leaves into the lawn. For heavier leaf layers that threaten to mat down the lawn or evergreen groundcovers, gather them, chop them, and add them to your compost pile. Mulch over ...

Before we had fancy weather apps and meteorologists pointing at smart screens (that they get wrong just as often as they are ...

As a Summit Daily News reader, you make our work possible. Summit Daily is embarking on a multiyear project to digitize its archives going back to 1989 and make them available to the public in ...