Peggy talks with Chesterfield County Master Gardener, Monte Shorte, about vegetable gardening techniques for small spaces. John visits a No Till Garden in Wilmington, Virginia cared for by Pat ...
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 ...
Is expensive fertilizer what your vegetable garden really needs to thrive, or can the cheaper stuff do the trick just as well ...
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 ...
If you’re wondering how to remove grass for a garden, no-till gardening is the best method. It’s easy, eco-friendly, affordable, and really works. That sounds like a bad infomercial, but it’s true.
There are two vegetable gardens behind our house. The main one is tilled up every year with a tractor and laid out in 30-inch-wide beds. The smaller one has the same layout but is managed with a ...
Gardening doesn't have to be backbreaking work to yield results. TikTok creator redleafranch (@redleafranch) has shared a simple, no-till gardening hack that's quick, convenient, and low-maintenance.
There are two vegetable gardens behind our house. The main one is tilled up every year with a tractor and laid out in 30-inch-wide beds. The smaller one has the same layout but is managed with a ...
Q: I see you don't recommend tilling vegetable gardens in the fall. But do you think it should be done every year in the spring? We are debating buying a rototiller or just renting one as needed. A: ...
A volunteer with AmeriCorps tills the garden at Sisters of the Holy Family on Thursday, August 2, 2012. Several volunteers till and grow vegetables for the Sisters. (David Grunfeld, NOLA.com|The Times ...
Q: I've been reading that the traditional advice of tilling the vegetable garden every year is wrong. I'd be curious to get your opinion. A: I agree - the old advice is counter-productive. Regular ...
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 ...