Which organic garden soil should I buy? Beyond warmer weather and longer days, the onset of spring means it’s time to sow seeds and break out the gardening gloves. One of the most important things to ...
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Before designing your garden, observe the amount of sunlight in your yard. Choose a sunny spot with easy access to a rainwater collection barrel or hose. Next, decide if you want to build raised ...
Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. The ...
A gardener plants a small plant in a bed of gardening soil - Alex Ratson/Getty Images If you're looking to a take a more natural approach to gardening, choosing an organic gardening soil is a great ...
CORVALLIS – Adding organic matter is the best way to improve nearly all kinds of soils. If you’re unsure if your soil needs amendments, take note if it dries and cracks in summer, drains slowly or is ...
As a long-term advocate for organic growing, time and time again I come up across the same misconceptions about organic pest control and what it really involves. These myths can easily get in the way ...
Some gardeners have asked if composting garden, yard and food waste is sustainable or beneficial to the environment since the composting process generates lots of carbon dioxide, the principal ...
SAN ANTONIO – It’s planting season! We are starting a new segment called Gardening with KSAT. I, Sarah Acosta, am attempting to bring our garden beds in KSAT’s courtyard back to life. I’m starting by ...
George William Curtis Roses have always been a symbol of love, beauty and warm summer days. You may ask me, why are you writing about ...
Eves is a second-grade teacher and garden educator/coordinator at Darnall Charter School and lives in City Heights. One polite bite! That is all I ask of the students as we try new foods prepared with ...
An experiment in organic community gardening in the Town of Huntington is still thriving 50 years on and growing friendships along the way. From March to November, gardeners from across the town ...
LAKE SAN MARCOS, Calif. — A couple that gardens together stays together. In this Zevely Zone, I visited Lake San Marcos where a husband and wife are helping their neighbors find common ground. Herb ...