Once a new bed is framed, fill it with a mixture of garden soil and compost, or DIY your own soil by adding layers of organic ...

Topsoil alone can introduce weeds, pesticides, and disease. Instead of soil from your yard, use a mix of new topsoil, compost ...

"You need to take a good third of that out, and start mixing in some organic material to loosen it up." Gardener frustrated ...

This combination also provides a continuous harvest throughout the growing season. Perfect for the cook who wants fresh ...

Most gardeners know that a mix of mineral soil and organic material is recommended for raised garden beds. However, other ...

Healthy soil is the heart of thriving gardens and homesteads. Knowing the complex makeup of soil and how to care for it, can ...

By Elizabeth Ouzts/ More than a decade ago, residents of Loudoun County, Virginia, banded together to buy up treasured open ...

Growing vegetables in raised beds offers many benefits. Raised beds give your garden a sense of scale and structure, limit the presence of weeds in beds, and are easier on the body as they require ...

If you have deciduous trees in your yard, you have a source of free gardening gold—autumn leaves. Rather than clogging landfills with bags of leaves, you can use them to enhance the soil, suppress ...

There's something rewarding about plucking fresh herbs to accent your pasta sauce or crisp lettuce leaves for an impromptu salad. For many homeowners, though, the thought of tilling the land and ...