As fall arrives and your garden takes its long winter's nap, it's a good time to catch up on your soil's health, adding the ...

Setting your garden up for a thriving spring filled with gorgeous blooms starts with some important soil enhancement in the ...

The question I receive most frequently from vegetable gardeners: How much fertilizer should I apply? The second most frequently asked question: How can I get better vegetable yields in my garden? Both ...

Now that summer is a distant memory and fall has settled in, it’s easy to think your garden work is done until spring. But ...

Mulch helps suppress weeds, keeps soil moist, and helps regulate soil temperatures. Adding a second layer of mulch after the ...

Wood ashes can be a valuable resource for amending garden soil. Anyone using a fireplace or wood stove knows that a large amount of wood ashes can accumulate over a heating season. When applied under ...

“Then you just scythe it all back, or mow it back, in the spring,” Zaman says, “and then you can start anew with a lot of extra nutrients in the soil.” Any sort of rye or short-lived perennial grasses ...

Gardeners in central Ohio know that October is a transition month with changing weather patterns that typically signal the ...

In this week's Ask the Gardener, we also tackle the thorny question of pruning hydrangeas. And if you've got a 'Live Forever' plant, we've got some tips to help that live up to its name. The ...

Winter is also a good time to plant bare-root trees and hardy shrubs in temperate climates. Beyond this, the cold season also demands extra precautions in order to protect your garden. Utilizing mulch ...

SOIL SUPERHEROES: Beans, peas and other plants in the same family grow nodules on their roots that allow them to partner with soil-borne bacteria to turn atmospheric nitrogen into plant-available ...