Fertilizers and compost are important additions to a garden. Fertilizers contain the big three—nitrogen for green growth, ...

I love, for example, the sulphur-yellow crocuses flowering their socks off beneath the garden’s beech trees, the gilded ...

A gardener has claimed now is the best time to feed one type of popular flower for it to thrive in your garden 'all summer long'.

Garden composters create rich, nutrient-filled soil from kitchen scraps and yard waste. The amount of soil produced depends on the capacity of your tumbler. If you have a small balcony and use ...

This week's garden column offers tips about preparing for spring, including the use of compost or mulch in your garden and ...

I recently got a question from a reader about where to get good soil and compost. Part of her request was for “organic” soil ...

Rotating crops is a good idea with potatoes. Growing potatoes in the same spot year after year encourages scab formation. Do ...

One of the key ingredients of growing rhubarb is patience. Sarah said you shouldn't harvest them at all in the first season, ...

As the growing season gets into full swing, savvy gardeners know that mulching is one of the simplest yet most effective ways ...

In cool parts of the country, remember to remove stakes as you’re turning over your garden for autumn. Stakes left in ground can create hideouts for diseases over winter. Fig trees are putting on ...

Horticulture Specialist Amanda Weidner of the Pueblo County CSU-Extension Office writes about planting trees and offers tips ...

Growing potatoes seems to be one of the most popular topics among gardeners. There are many myths created about the proper ...