Compost is black gold! It is the darling of the vegetable gardening community. So much so that people will spend untold hours and lots of back breaking labor creating it. This effort seems justified ...

Nowadays people use the terms hay and straw interchangeably, and in most cases, it makes no difference whatsoever. For example, we say we were on a hayride at a get-together even though the wagons are ...

SATURDAY. LET’S SAY TO GO GREEN. OPEN TO THE DAY YOU GROW GREEN WHERE A BLUE SEAL AND MILFORD. I’M JOINED BY KENDALL CORNELIUS FROM UAH EXTENSION AND KENDALL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DRIVES A LOT OF ...

Whether it's in a fruit patch or a vegetable bed, that golden straw from oats or wheat makes a really good mulch. It helps retain moisture in the soil, reduce disease, and suppress weeds in the garden ...

As a little boy growing up on a Minnesota farm, Joel Karsten wondered why the healthiest weeds seemed to be ones growing out of broken down straw bales. Years later, after earning a degree in ...

Add productive garden space and raise your planting bed with straw bale gardening. This technique allows gardeners to create raised-bed gardens on a patio, lawn or any area with poor compacted soil.

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 ...

Composting involves decomposing organic materials to create nutrient-rich soil. A compost pile needs a balance of green (nitrogen-rich) and brown (carbon-rich) materials. Maintaining proper moisture, ...