If you feel strongly about eating your own home-grown, organic vegetables, and want to improve your garden soil, you need to learn how to make organic compost at home. For most gardeners, the ...

[courtesy] Composting is one of the most effective ways to manage livestock manure and convert the waste into a valuable soil amendment. With fertiliser prices soaring almost every month ...

Even though February might not scream gardening season, it’s the perfect time to prepare your spring garden for a vibrant ...

Compost heaps can be designed to suit gardens ... posts to enclose an area about 1sq m (40sq in.) Then bash the soil with the back of a spade to consolidate it. Next either tack wire netting ...

making it a valuable resource for gardeners and farmers alike. Homesteaders, small farmers, and backyard gardeners can create rich soil amendments for their gardens and flowerbeds by composting ...

"The soil is the stomach of the plant," Thewlis ... immune responses in my plants," Thewlis says. How to Make Compost Tea at Home Good compost tea starts with good compost, and compost is easy ...

Manure management is one of the biggest problems faced by feedlots. One soil scientist is helping a feedlot in Worland make ...

Most leaves can be turned into leaf mould, but some take longer to compost than others ... year if you want to use as soil conditioner. Here's how to make a bin 60cm square by 90cm high - if ...

CORVALLIS — While you’re battling the winter blues, make your own seed-starting mix and plan for the gardening days ahead.