Chicken manure could be a great addition to garden soil. Chicken waste is not waste at all, it’s actually a garden seed of gold that can be used as an organic fertiliser for lawn and garden. Hello ...

Composting is one of the most effective ways to manage livestock manure and convert the waste into a valuable soil amendment. With fertiliser prices soaring almost every month, making own compost ...

There’s a huge problem destroying gardens in the US. For those that aren’t familiar with the very high risk associated with putting manure or purchased compost in your gardens, you NEED to read this ...

Peat has been used in container plant production since the 1960s. Highly porous and able to hold water, peat makes an ideal rooting and growing medium. But harvesting peat (and draining valuable ...

Many landscape plants can benefit greatly from amended soil. Our native sandy soil drains readily and doesn’t do so well with holding on to soil nutrients and water. But you can produce your own ...

Gardeners, gear up for our own version of Days of the Dead. Like the three days devoted to remembering and honoring departed loved ones, we focus on remembering the garden by clearing out and cleaning ...

Searing summer heat. Minuscule annual rainfall. Nearly nonexistent humidity. Arid soil that’s more like cement than dirt in many places. No wonder that even the most experienced local gardeners ...