The fall is the perfect time to prepare for a beautiful spring garden. Here's one thing that you can add to your soil to ...

Head out into the forest and you'll find every plant surrounded by nature's mulch — fallen leaves and decomposing vegetation. The soil beneath the litter is usually moist and nutrient-rich. We can ...

The right amount of calcium in the soil can help plants grow healthy and strong. Test your soil first to determine how much ...

To help my students get exceptional results from their gardens, I teach them to build soil health with regular additions of ...

What does nitrogen do for plants? Read on to learn how to improve the health of your plants and how to add nitrogen to soil by fixing the nitrogen cycle in your garden. This article is also in audio ...

“Then you just scythe it all back, or mow it back, in the spring,” Zaman says, “and then you can start anew with a lot of extra nutrients in the soil.” Any sort of rye or short-lived perennial grasses ...

Now that summer is a distant memory and fall has settled in, it’s easy to think your garden work is done until spring. But ...

Wood ashes can be a valuable resource for amending garden soil. Anyone using a fireplace or wood stove knows that a large amount of wood ashes can accumulate over a heating season. When applied under ...

In this week's Ask the Gardener, we also tackle the thorny question of pruning hydrangeas. And if you've got a 'Live Forever' plant, we've got some tips to help that live up to its name. The ...

I recently got a question from a reader about where to get good soil and compost. Part of her request was for “organic” soil and compost. The Spokane region is home to a wide variety of soils ...

SOIL SUPERHEROES: Beans, peas and other plants in the same family grow nodules on their roots that allow them to partner with soil-borne bacteria to turn atmospheric nitrogen into plant-available ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida residents about sunflowers, fan flowers, poinsettias, sod and cocktail ...