DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — When done right, composting manure and livestock is an environmentally sound way to dispose of animals and their waste, according to Mary Keena, North Dakota State University ...

Lots of gardening experts are talking this year about a great way to expand an existing garden or to build new garden spaces without tilling, deep digging, plastic or herbicides. That’s my kind of ...

One of the first hurdles to planting a garden is the land: often hard, rocky, compact, dusty, weedy, and dry. Tilling the soil — churning up the ground to mix the dirt and soil layers and soften up ...

One Carey brother began his career in home improvement at the ripe old age of nine -- working as a gardener-handyman for an aunt and uncle who had a large home and garden. The job required his ...

No-dig gardening is simple. Rather than digging to create flower beds, no-dig involves layering organic materials like compost, cardboard, and mulch on top of the existing soil — using just your hands ...

If you have leaves accumulating on your lawn and in the garden, instead of raking them up into piles and putting them in bags to set on the curb, may we suggest composting them. Leaves are full of ...

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 ...

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 ...