Compost and manure are some of the best things you can add to the soil in your vegetable garden. Adding them provides both organic matter and nutrients to the soil.

As such, an important “tool” in a gardener’s back pocket should be to know when it is time for the garden to take a ...

If you feel strongly about eating your own home-grown, organic vegetables, and want to improve your garden soil, you need to learn how to make organic compost at home. For most gardeners, the ...

Hot manure, such as horse manure, should age 6 months to a year before you use it in your vegetable garden. Create a lasagna compost with the manure, compost bin compost and straw.

You can replicate forest humus by mixing carbon-rich leaves with nitrogen-rich manure or grass clippings. Leaving this mixture to sit in a pile over a winter or two will result in beautiful ...

Fresh horse manure on a garden isn't a good idea because the heavy nitrogen load could burn tender young plant roots. It is best to use manure that has had a chance to break down or compost for ...

Manure and lime are bested added to the garden at separate times. But do a soil test first to make sure you really do need either.

Protect your gardening investments with compost and fertilizer For a few extra bucks, you can give your newly purchased plants the tools to succeed for years to come. by Steve Smith Wednesday, May ...

Patrice Hanlon answers your gardening questions every other week. Last summer I answered a question about problems with vegetables that weren’t growing or became deformed. This past month, the ...