When growing organically the best technique to use is to make a soil mix that is completely organic and contains all the necessary nutrients for the duration of your grow. Generally, the easiest to is ...

Question for Dan Gill: I have recently started a new garden bed and was advised by a landscaping wholesaler to use a soil and mulch mix. When my fiancé showed up with the mix it resembled mulch more ...

If you're cold outside, there's a fair chance your plants are cold too. Keep them warm and healthy by sprinkling a layer of ...

Mulch is so basic to gardening that it’s become a verb. To mulch. It can even be conjugated. I mulch, he mulches, nous mulchons. In fact, mulch is a noun derived from some kind of old German or Middle ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... To get the most out of any organic fertilizer, you need to keep in mind two chemical processes: how plants take up nutrients and how such fertilizers act in ...

I have recently started a new garden bed and was advised by a landscaping wholesaler to use a soil and mulch mix. When my fiancé showed up with the mix, it resembled mulch more than soil. He claims ...

Every gardener wants the best soil for their garden. How do you know if your soil is "good"? What do you add to make it good? When you go to a plant nursery or the gardening section of a big box store ...

“The clear light that belongs to October was making the landscape radiant.” — Florence Bone. “What could be more exciting than an October day? It’s your birthday, Fourth of July and Christmas all ...

It’s warming up — at last! — so of course Southern California gardeners are eagerly roaming plant sales and nurseries in search of African basil, tomato seedlings and a billion other flower or ...