With a new gardening season underway, you may be looking forward to trying out new veggie varieties, sowing fast-growing flower seeds, or repotting your favorite plants. What may not please you, ...

The gardening season is also the composting season. Making your own compost — the dark brown, crumbly remains of decayed plants — is a great way to improve your soil, make use of garden waste and ...

Composting is an easy and eco-friendly way to turn everyday kitchen waste into nutrient-rich manure for your plants. Instead of throwing vegetable peels, fruit scraps and other biodegradable waste ...

Question. I purchased a crape myrtle that is still in a container. Can it be planted at this time of the year? Answer. Summer is a great time to select and plant a new crape myrtle. One of the main ...

One of the more helpful characteristics of much of our soil on the coast is how well is drains. Most of our substrate is a sandy loam that filters moisture quickly and keeps areas from pooling with ...