The landscape fabrics found on store shelves come in several types and each one has some utility in the garden. Here's what ...

You don't need full sun to grow your own edibles. Leafy and root crops in particular will yield fairly well even in part-day ...

Because strawberries don’t breed true from seed, most plants are grown from dormant, bare-root transplants. But if you do ...

If you’re happy just cutting down on mulching, this is a job that can be done every other year instead of each year. Two to ...

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Also, plastics enter farm soils by deliberate human action—in processed sewage sludge used for fertilizer, in plastic mulches, and in slow-release fertilizers and protective seed coatings.

To help address the overall issue of microplastics in food, you can install a filter in your clothes-washing machine. If you ...

Leaf blowers might seem limited to just one task, but in actuality they are surprisingly flexible and useful tools.

Some foods enhance the taste of others even though they are not that impressive to see. A cucumber is one of these. Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) are known as a vegetable, ...

As the warm weather arrives, the urge for summer recipes comes with it, and there's no better ingredient to use than basil ...

Unlike plastic seed trays that create waste ... “The corks create a soft visual barrier that holds bed shape and keeps mulch or soil contained," says Click. As always, avoid using synthetic ...