Every savvy survival gardener knows that the key to better produce is in the dirt. Plant based compost is a great addition to most garden soils and an obvious amendment that most folks know. But some ...

Green-thumb gardeners are likely familiar with fish emulsion, a nutrient-rich elixir that helps roses bloom and tomatoes zoom. Now, a group of government-funded Florida scientists are looking at using ...

A shovel full of compost about to be added to a raised garden - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock So many different types of kitchen scraps can be reused in your garden as a natural fertilizer, and ...

A: You can use organic fertilizers such as diluted fish emulsion, applied every two to three weeks in spring and summer, if ferns are in containers, or monthly if grown in the garden. Kelp also is ...

Hopefully you started some favorite vegetables and flowers in pots a few weeks ago. Now it’s time to start fertilizing those plants. The tomato, pepper, broccoli and other vegetable seedlings need ...