How to turn autumn leaves into a nutrient-rich mould for your garden - Dead leaves can be an important component for gardens ...

If you have a vegetable garden, you might have tried composting. But if you're like me, you may have ended up with a slimy ...

In addition to diseased plants, you should also pull weeds from your garden as soon as possible to ensure they don’t get the ...

Getting your garden ready for fall and winter is key to ensuring healthy soil and a strong start next spring. To prepare your ...

Spring is just around the corner and with it will come lawn care and thoughts of planting a garden. One of the ways to reduce household waste and help to create a nutrient-rich soil for those gardens, ...

As the days grow shorter and temperatures begin to cool, fall is the perfect opportunity to prepare your garden for the months ahead.

WASHINGTON — Think about how much food waste you produce in a day. A banana peel, an apple core, the ends of vegetables that you don’t eat. When those scraps end up in a landfill it produces methane.

A mound of compost with a hoe sticking out and a gardener's boots in the background - Annick Vanderschelden Photography/Getty Images So you've got your compost ready for the next gardening season.

With plenty of leaves, grass clippings and garden debris available, residents can create compost piles that benefit their gardens.

Composting involves decomposing organic materials to create nutrient-rich soil. A compost pile needs a balance of green (nitrogen-rich) and brown (carbon-rich) materials. Maintaining proper moisture, ...