Growing sweet potatoes indoors is best done from slips, which are the rooted sprouts that grow from mature sweet potatoes. You can get organic sweet potatoes from almost any grocery store to grow ...

If you’ve been thinking about recycling all of that yard waste into compost, now’s the time to get busy. You’ll have plenty of prime ingredients coming up shortly in the form of falling leaves, ...

True to its name, seed starting mix is the best option for starting seeds. The mix of perlite, vermiculite, and sphagnum peat moss create a sterile, disease-free environment that provides the optimal ...

Hostas are easy to care for in summer shade gardens. When fall arrives, here's when to cut back hostas and stop watering and fertilizing them to prepare for winter.

How to prepare for winter floods - Award-winning garden designer Tom Massey offers tips to help gardeners alleviate damage from heavy rainfall.

Fill your raised beds with well-draining, nutrient-rich soil for better vegetables.

Tests showing a Unity Township compost plant contaminated wetlands more than two miles away sped a decision to close the facility, according to emails obtained by the BDN.

The combination of fallen leaves and grass clippings and/or spent plants from the yard also makes the perfect recipe for homemade compost. Worked into the soil, this leaf-fueled compost is the best ...

If you’ve ever raked a mountain of crunchy autumn leaves into the corner of your yard, patted yourself on the back, and then come back months later only to find…well, basically the same pile of ...

In most parts of the country, tender summer bulbs will either freeze or rot in the ground during winter. In mild-winter areas, where the soil never freezes, you can leave them in place with a little ...

Heavy metal pollution is a growing concern in many parts of Ghana, especially in communities near galamsey (small-scale gold mining) sites .

Plant flowering bulbs this autumn in India to enjoy vibrant blooms and lovely scents. Learn how to plant and care for tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and more for a beautiful garden.