We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Winter pauses plant growth, but it doesn't stop microbes from breaking down the organic material you put in your compost bin in the fall.

Getting your garden ready for fall and winter is key to ensuring healthy soil and a strong start next spring. To prepare your garden, you should clean up dead plants, add compost or organic matter, ...

Raised garden beds are an easy way to grow vegetables. Dump good soil in a frame on the ground and plant. But gardening educator Melissa Mundt says if you want a successful summer garden in Tucson, ...

On this episode of Garden Talk, host Bostin Christopher talks with Darren Snyder about soil preparation: fertilizing it, ...

What is 'no-till' gardening? Is it better for my garden than traditional digging and tilling every year or not? What are the advantages of this method and how can I start using it? This method of ...

This story was originally published in February 2023. Sure, it’s still late March. But it’s never too early be thinking about how you are going to get your garden plot ready as soon as planting season ...

When you think of kitchen composting, food scraps and coffee grounds may spring to mind. However, there's another item in ...

Gardeners often set aside eggshells after breakfast with the hope of putting kitchen scraps to work outdoors. The notion that ...

Spring gardens explode with energy when soil conditions hit the sweet spot. Early growth depends less on luck and more on ...