By Shelby Carroll N.C. Cooperative Extension As the warmth of summer approaches, now is the perfect time to prepare your garden soil for a successful growing season. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener ...

If you're tired of your boring lawn, try a mulch backyard instead of a grass one! If mulch isn't your speed, we've got other ...

Imagine you could have a farmer’s market and family wellness spa right in your own backyard. You can – if you have a ...

As we move into April and more butterfly species mature and take flight, you can incorporate a variety of early-blooming ...

In potting mixes, coconut coir helps create a well-draining environment that prevents the soil from becoming too soggy, ...

A 'bomb-proof' vegetable that is uncommonly easy to grow is "the one plant you need to grow in case of the apocalypse", says ...

Patios and paths will have suffered after the long winter and it's common to see moss and green algae on these hardstanding ...

Sea truffles, sea lettuce, dulse, dillisk, Irish moss. All sorts of seaweed can be found on Scottish shores, a passionate ...

It’s a little known fact outside the growing community: peat is ubiquitous in producing the fruits and vegetables we eat.

Annual bluegrass will not take over your lawn. It is a cool-season annual that will die off completely and disappear by late ...

Will Brownback of Spiral Path Farm in Perry County, Pennsylvania has been using biochar for more than a decade to help foster ...

Throughout the Lancaster County area (and virtual) are talks about starting seeds, turning lawns into meadows, spring ...