For many years I have mulched my vegetable beds and garden borders with alternating layers of mature compost and washed dairy manure. Light, fluffy and innocent of weed seeds, both compost and cow ...

DEAR JOHN: Horse manure and cow manure are similar in nitrogen content when fresh, but when dried, or “aged,” horse manure is richer, so the first thing to consider when deciding between them is the ...

Home-buyers of tomorrow could find themselves walking across floors made from manure. That's no cow pie-in-the-sky dream, according to researchers at Michigan State University and the U.S. Department ...

From coffee grounds to manure, there are countless ways to achieve fresh soil. Gardening expert Ciscoe Morris explains how to incorporate compost and mulch into your soil, as well as which types of ...

While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...