Starting an organic vegetable garden at home is a rewarding and sustainable way to enjoy fresh, healthy produce all year round. By growing your own vegetables, you take control ...

What do I put on the bottom of a raised garden bed? Design your raised bed garden layout to maximize sunlight and layer with a ground cloth, limestone, sand, organic matter, and garden soil.

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Before you dig a garden, it's important to figure out what type of soil you have and then select plants (and amend your soil) accordingly.

A resource at Agricultural Analytical Services Lab at Penn State can be a good first step toward determining soil health.

Preparing your soil for planting is an essential step in creating a beautiful and lush garden—and cardboard can be the ...

Fertilizers and compost are important additions to a garden. Fertilizers contain the big three—nitrogen for green growth, ...

While the essential oils and extracts distilled from citrus peels are effective at repelling insects ranging from carpenter ants to cockroaches, these compounds only work when applied in high ...

Water your lawn deeply and infrequently rather than shallowly and frequently. Deep watering encourages root growth, which ...

Artist Kristine Mays brings her 'Rich Soil' public art installation to Houston Botanic Garden with 29 dancing figures.

Many of us enjoy the outdoors, gardening or even tending to a small farm. But today, we feel the heat — literally — of climate change. It’s a global problem, and we often wonder how we can make a ...