While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

DEAR JOHN: Horse manure and cow manure are similar in nitrogen content when fresh, but when dried, or “aged,” horse manure is richer, so the first thing to consider when deciding between them is the ...

Set aside your coffee and breakfast, gentle reader; the following is not fit for mealtime conversation. Fall is approaching, and with it a ritual of the garden: manuring. We pile it on to improve the ...

Scripps Howard News Service Call me crazy, but I just love the smell of horse manure. In fact, I’ve been up to my dark brown eyeballs in manure all my life. From a childhood among horses to a career ...

Horses leave the starting gate during a Starlight Racing event at the Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots on Friday, December 17, 2010. (Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com|The Times-Picayune) QUESTION: I know ...

Every winter I feel the same frustration. The earth smells fresh and sweet, but it is seriously cold out there. The ground is too wet to work, and aggressive weeding can cause soil compaction. The ...

Many gardeners tout manure’s superiority to synthetic products available today. And if done right, it’ll be a fantastic supply of necessary nutrients to grow a large healthy garden. Gardening experts ...

Question: I got a load of “composted” horse manure for my garden from my friend. It looks to me that it isn’t really composted all the way as there are “apples” of manure in it. Can I just put it in ...

Q: For years I’ve used manure from my horse to fertilize a big garden with ornamentals and vegetables. I was recently told that horse manure can contain herbicide residue not filtered out during the ...

I'm a poo chaser. You see, I have a number of animals in my Oakland backyard - a pair of Nigerian dwarf goats and a herd of rabbits - that spend an inordinate amount of time making poo. Every week, I ...

The following is an excerpt from Holy Shit: Managing Manure to Save Mankind by Gene Logsdon (Chelsea Green, 2010). In his humorous, anecdotal manifesto, Logsdon imparts how to transform farm, pet and ...

Meet Mike on April 16 and 17 at The Calvert (County) Home Show in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Find complete details at midatlanticexpos.com. Gwen in Middleburg writes: “I want to plant some blueberry ...