OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-- There's a new effort on Long Island to treat golf course fairways with organic kelp instead of pesticides. Sugar kelp is one of 30 varieties of large brown and green seaweed growing ...

If your garden supplies much of your family's yearly food intake, you'll want to do all you can to maximize your vegetables' nutritional quality. The following potent, correctly balanced fertilizing ...

Every fertilizer package has a so-called “NPK” listing representing the percentage of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (which are the primary essential elements needed by plants) on the front of the ...

Organic amendments have many advantages, including their ability to improve soil structure. (Tom Gentle) Spring is the time for thinking about fertilizers. Organic options are a great way to go.

Organic fertilizers are used by many successful gardeners. Are there any advantages over synthetic chemical fertilizers? One advantage is that some of them are also soil conditioners and are ...

Making a raised bed vegetable garden is simple and successful because the potting soil is fresh and fertile. Vegetables will grow like crazy that first season, but the ensuing years may prove less and ...

When we first moved to the northern Sierra wilderness, everyone said "Go see Amigo Bob about fruit trees." At the end of a long drive through the northern Mother Lode, we found Peaceful Valley Road, a ...