Turn kitchen scraps and garden waste into wonderfully rich compost in just a few weeks by learning the art of hot composting.

A thriving garden starts with good soil, and the best way to keep it healthy is with homemade organic fertilizers.

Weed out bad garden myths on the best way to ripen green tomatoes, what to plant near black walnut trees, and more.

Good organic amendments for garden soils include wood byproducts such as sawdust and bark mulch, rotted manure, grass or wheat straw and compost. When using organic amendments, make sure that they ...

The best compost will provide all the nutrients and support needed for seeds and veg to grow and thrive, while the worst will leave you with meagre crops and feeble plants. But the only way to know if ...

I would like to improve the heavy clay soil in my vegetable garden. A friend suggested that I rototill several inches of sand to improve the drainage. Is that a good way to improve clay soil ...