Take raised bed gardening to another level by growing plants organically. It’s good for your back, good for your health, good for your appetite, and good for the environment. These suggestions will ...

Make smart use of your garden space with these vertical gardening basics. Beat the frost in the fall with these tips for extra weeks of harvest. Use your garden footage to its best advantage. Cold air ...

Designing your garden can be as simple as taking a photo and dreaming up ideas. Once you have an idea in mind, you can start planning which seeds and plants you'll bring to your space. This content ...

The East Baton Rouge Master Gardener Association will present talks on gardening basics and raised-bed gardening from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 3, at the East Baton Rouge Carver Branch ...

• Do not work the soil if it is too wet. If it sticks to your shoes, it’s too wet. • If it rolls into a snake, it’s too wet. Press a small amount of soil in your palm, if it crumbles and breaks into ...

Create an easy, affordable, no-dig garden bed from topsoil or planting mix bags. Learn about other no-dig methods using straw bales and lasagna gardening basics. Is this the year you finally start a ...

Learn how to make compost and keep composting in winter, how often to turn compost, and get the ratio for green and brown ingredients.

Let unraked autumn leaves act as mulch for the soil around landscape shrubs. (Chris LaBelle) The glistening cold of the Willamette Valley's first frost has ushered in the right time to clean up the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Lots of people sheltering at home now because of the coronavirus pandemic are thinking about planting a vegetable garden. It offers more than food: Growing vegetables is a family activity, gives ...