I received an email from one of my readers about her Rhubarb or Rheumrhabarbarum. It seems that the stalks on her rhubarb were as thin and weak as they haveever been. Her rhubarb normally does well ...

Plastic manufacturers are pushing to have their products counted as compost. Composters and farmers are trying to stop them.

Marina Herrera mixes compost and soil to replant her tomatoes. The stems look as if they were strands of spaghetti noodles ...

A small but growing number of footwear companies are using "biodegradable" and "compostable" as selling points. What does ...

A coir doormat looks great on your porch, but it'll also do wonders in your garden if you repurpose it in your compost pile.

Should you remove mushrooms in your yard or leave them be? Why do they grow there in the first place? Your questions, ...

Hand pulling, herbicides, or a plastic covering can help keep purslane in check. These methods will remove the weed and keep ...

Bronner wrote to Curious Iowa, a Gazette series that answers readers’ questions, asking for a description of how what he puts ...

Here is a step-by-step guide for growing a peach tree from seed, from seed selection, preparation, and cold treatment to ...

Cucumber plants need at least 6 hours of direct light daily to grow; they can become stunted and pale in low-light gardens. However, too much bright sun can cause blanched leaves and sunscald, ...