When beds sit bare all winter, wind and rain compact the top few inches and leach nutrients you paid for—either with compost ...

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 ...

Your summer good crop will be healthier and more abundant with organic compost and don’t forget the flowers. Answer: Congratulations on purchasing a new home and a ready-made bed where you can grow ...

A recent conversation with a gardener friend as to why he didn’t plant a winter garden made me consider my husband’s raised garden beds, now full to the brim of leafy winter vegetables. My friend ...

“To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.” — Mohandas Gandhi For me, the most fulfilling part of organic gardening is creating soil that can produce fruitful ...

My son Liam has acquired a green thumb and has put in several raised beds, to boot. Now he wants to fill them. My first call went to Sanctuary Soil and Feed (877-751-3935; sanctuarysoil.com). Though ...

LITTLE ROCK — Worm farming might sound a little strange at first, but once a person gets a good look at Ed Griffin's yard full of lush, beautiful day lilies and a taste of the fresh vegetables from ...

Earthworms play a vital role in vegetable gardens. In addition to recycling organic matter, worms are superb for improving soil structure. Their tunneling action helps to improve aeration and ...