I want to grow vegetables in containers and raised beds this year. But I’m confused about what kind of soil I should use — soil, garden soil or potting mix? Can you help? David: Neil, that’s a good ...

I tested a range of the best gardening shoes to find the most comfortable and durable winners. I found three pairs I’d recommend to any home gardener.

If used for preserving or candying, the rhizomes should be dug while tender and succulent, rather than when old, tough and ...

Gardening: Compost can improve the health of the soil in your garden Thu., Dec. 12, 2024 Steve Munts stockpiles a large forkful of fallen maple leaves into the compost pile in Pat Munts’ backyard.

Blossom and fruit drop and fruit splitting are fairly common problems for fruit trees. While losing blossoms and small fruit ...

There's not much you can do about plants and seeds that rotted in May's slogfest, but you can do a lot to head off future wet-soil trouble.

Gardening expert and ecologist Becky Searle has shared her expert advice on how to improve heavy clay soil in your garden - and it doesn't involve any digging at all ...

Plants can't survive without water. But too much or too little causes problems. More plants have been killed by improper ...

Blossom-end rot also occurs when we have too much rain or engage in sporadic watering. So if you have been experiencing ...

Gardening aficionados know all too well the plight of dealing with clay soil – a veritable hindrance for planting that can turn a lush garden into a soggy mess. However, there's good news as an ...