House Digest on MSN

Add This Material To Your Garden Beds In Fall For Bigger Blooms In Spring

This garden material doesn't directly add nutrients to soil. Instead, it helps keep the nutrients present for longer and ...
Jacksonville Journal-Courier on MSN

Improve garden soil with fall leaves and landscape trimmings

Fall is a great time to improve your soil for next year’s garden. Many of the resources needed are readily available and many ...
USA Today

Ask the Master Gardener: Are compost or wood chips better for your garden?

In this week's Ask the Gardener, we also tackle the thorny question of pruning hydrangeas. And if you've got a 'Live Forever' plant, we've got some tips to help that live up to its name. The ...
Oregonian

Organic matter will boost garden soil. What to add and what to avoid

CORVALLIS – Adding organic matter is the best way to improve nearly all kinds of soils. If you’re unsure if your soil needs amendments, take note if it dries and cracks in summer, drains slowly or is ...

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Compost is the life force of the garden

Every spring, I empty the enclosures holding “finished” compost and spread that compost over vegetable plots prior to ...