Want to learn how to make compost for your garden? Not only does compost help your plants grow stronger and healthier, but it's also the perfect way to reduce waste and do your part for the ...
Adding compost to your garden soil is a step that you really shouldn't be skipping. A well-made compost is the key to soil health because it adds essential nutrients, improves soil structure, and ...
Composting is an excellent way to eliminate spent leaves and help the environment. Composting also conserves moisture and ...
Compost is the stuff of great gardens, the stuff that fuels dinner-plate-size heads of broccoli and traffic-stopping dahlias. Compost also is good for trees, shrubs and lawns, making plants happier by ...
Q: Every morning we have coffee grounds left after our breakfast coffee. I wondered if it would be a good idea to dump them around my smallish vegetable and raspberry garden rather than throwing them ...
One of the more helpful characteristics of much of our soil on the coast is how well is drains. Most of our substrate is a sandy loam that filters moisture quickly and keeps areas from pooling with ...
With plenty of leaves, grass clippings and garden debris available, residents can create compost piles that benefit their gardens.
Leaves are a gardener's best friend. Consider their landscape value; leaves from one large tree can be worth as much as $50 worth of fertilizer. Leaves have twice as many minerals as manure. When they ...
Compost is the stuff of great gardens, the stuff that fuels dinner-plate-size heads of broccoli and traffic-stopping dahlias. Compost also is good for trees, shrubs and lawns, making plants happier by ...
This is the first episode in our growing food in small spaces series and it shows how to build a raised garden bed made from ...
As a gardener, you probably have mixed emotions about Boise’s new citywide composting program. First, there’s anticipation. Finished compost will be provided free to customers? Where do I sign up, ...
From soil improvement to crafts, these winter garden ideas will keep you busy until spring and make your garden better.