Q: With all of the rain, then the hot dry spell — I’ve realized I need to amend the soil in my vegetable garden. How should I do this? When should I do this? • Pat from Youngstown A: Yes, this season ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are you looking for a gentle soil amendment for your vegetable garden? There's one lesser-known option that is weakly acidic to ...

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WASHINGTON — Think about how much food waste you produce in a day. A banana peel, an apple core, the ends of vegetables that you don’t eat. When those scraps end up in a landfill it produces methane.

Q. How do I start and maintain a compost pile/bin? Is there a certain type of composter you recommend? I love composting because it’s a way you can take something that would normally be waste and turn ...

Composting promises rich, dark soil that plants love, but when the pile refuses to heat up, frustration sets in fast. That ...

As spring approaches, gardeners typically plan their sowing and potting – and potting compost is an essential element of this. More than three million cubic metres of potting compost are used in the ...