Soil care isn't a one-time event in Lilian's garden. She consistently top-dresses planting areas, especially after dry ...

Your Fall Garden Superstars Fall is spinach's season. Spring-planted spinach bolts.Fall spinach thrives. Swiss chard remains ...

Good gardeners grow good soil. It's the soil that grows the garden. Master Gardeners are community members who have been trained under the direction of the University of California Cooperative ...

Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits Smiling Hogshead Ranch, a community garden in Queens, New York City, that has transformed an old toxic railroad bed over the last 12 years. Guided by ...

Nitrogen jumpstarts plant growth by powering chlorophyll and photosynthesis. Add it with compost, blood meal, or fertilizer—just test your soil first. Apply after the last frost, but don’t overdo ...

Some plant problems can be indicative of other issues besides soil quality. Soil tests can reveal and diagnose nutrient deficiency or improper pH balances. After using a soil test, you will know what ...

As I began to write this week’s column, I could not help feeling like I was becoming a broken record asking folks to wait until their gardens dried out before planting. You all know the drill ..if you ...

Soil is the lifeblood of your plants. Without providing your flowers or succulents with proper soil, you can't expect them to get the nutrients they need to grow healthy and strong. While plants of ...

Spring means it's time for gardeners to think about seedlings, those little baby plants all ready to get plunked into the ground. And a hands-on technique for growing them, called "soil blocking," is ...