DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — When done right, composting manure and livestock is an environmentally sound way to dispose of animals and their waste, according to Mary Keena, North Dakota State University ...

One Carey brother began his career in home improvement at the ripe old age of nine -- working as a gardener-handyman for an aunt and uncle who had a large home and garden. The job required his ...

No-dig gardening is simple. Rather than digging to create flower beds, no-dig involves layering organic materials like compost, cardboard, and mulch on top of the existing soil — using just your hands ...

No dig gardening is one of the biggest gardening trends of recent years, but what exactly is it and how can it help your garden? Country Living speaks to several experts on where to start with the no ...

One of the first hurdles to planting a garden is the land: often hard, rocky, compact, dusty, weedy, and dry. Tilling the soil — churning up the ground to mix the dirt and soil layers and soften up ...

Gardeners looking for an easy start for their garden beds should consider sheet mulching. Also known as no-till, lasagna and lazy man's gardening, it involves much less work than other methods.

Lots of gardening experts are talking this year about a great way to expand an existing garden or to build new garden spaces without tilling, deep digging, plastic or herbicides. That’s my kind of ...

Chicken manure could be a great addition to garden soil. Chicken waste is not waste at all, it’s actually a garden seed of gold that can be used as an organic fertiliser for lawn and garden. Hello ...

The next time you're whipping up a shaved carrot, asparagus, and apple salad, you may not want to throw those carrot tops, apple peels, and asparagus stems in the trash. Instead, set them aside for ...

Plants thrive on nutrients that are right there in your kitchen. You can convert the pile of garbage in your home into compost manure for your backyard garden. Some gardeners call it ‘black gold’ ...