There's nothing new about no-till gardening; it's been around for thousands of years. But modern-day gardeners are seeing a boom in popularity for the no-till approach to home gardening, especially ...

In the wild areas on our planet, trees, bushes and grasses grow on ground that has continual additions of new layers of dead and dying plant matter. Leaves fall from trees and shrubs, grasses dry in ...

Many years ago early in my agriculture/gardening career, I discovered a book written by a woman who developed a novel way of gardening. Ruth Stout’s gardening technique involved applying layers of ...

While the practice of no-till gardening is not new, information has traditionally centered on agricultural field crops. Now, home gardeners are catching on. “The concept of no-till has been around for ...

No-till gardening, in many ways, imitates the natural cycle of prairie lands by applying heavy mulches. The mulch is pulled away from the rows for seed to be sown (or seedlings planted) and then ...

This lower-maintenance technique is so much less tedious. Starting a garden involves a lot of prep work before you can really get to the good stuff. Traditionally, you'll need to clear the ground of ...

Here’s what you need to know about this fuss-free and effective approach to gardening. Good news for anyone with dreams of starting their own garden who doesn't own a tiller: Beautiful blooms and home ...

Given the vagaries of what passes for springtime in western South Dakota, we are prone to channel Shakespeare’s Hamlet: “To plant or not to plant, that is the question: Whether ‘tis time to seed and ...

What’s your gardening style? The way we garden can determine whether we are increasing or decreasing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. Carbon has been on my mind lately following the release of ...

Benefits of no-till gardening Soil aggregates are important because their variation in size creates large and small pore spaces in the soil, which are used as pathways for water, oxygen and plant ...

Good soil is an unexciting yet important thing you can do for your garden. Good quality soil means your garden will practically grow itself. Gardens with good soil require less water, fewer herbicides ...