When our aina gets scorched by fires or lava, we need to take time to build life again. We are in Italy now and even with the extremes of heat this summer, farmers are working to bring new crops to ...

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 ...

There are several types of manures that can be used to fertilize your garden, including chicken, cow, goat, sheep, horse and rabbit. However, there are differences among them.

Most of you have heard manures are good for the garden. Today let's have a bit of fun seeing what else you know about them with this true-or-false quiz. The answers follow; cover them while you're ...

If you look at the labels of many of the most popular organic fertilizers at your local nursery, you might see some alarming ingredients. Many contain animal ingredients such as bone meal, blood meal, ...

Green manures, or cover crops, offer a fantastic way to boost the health of your soil, and not enough gardeners take advantage. They improve the structure, enhance the nutrient levels, and also ...

Tending to a garden provides a lifelong education in science and wonder, if you get in the dirt and look closely. A male scarlet tanager on a garden statue’s head. “Look at me, and all that I can ...