In a recent video, Carmen in the Garden (@carmeninthegarden) urged beginners to rethink store-bought fertilizer and start ...

Here's how to figure out if you should mulch or bag grass clippings whenever you mow. Mulching lawn clippings enriches soil with nutrients and boosts carbon sequestration. Bagging clippings prevents ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After years of tending to your plants, you might have mulching down to a fine art. While the application and maintenance may come ...

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

As fall leaves begin to blanket Lowcountry yards, local stormwater experts are reminding residents that what happens on the ground doesn’t stay there. When heavy rain falls, anything left in the ...

Spring is a good time to apply fresh mulch to your garden to help reduce weedy problems, feed the soil and your plants, and reduce the amount of water your plants need during summer. So how much mulch ...

Compost tea is nothing more than a large “tea bag” filled with finished compost steeped in water. This colorful compost is ready to be tucked into a bag (a pillowcase will work) to soak in water.

Lawn aficionados—those who love to mow—tend to have strong opinions on whether it is best to mulch lawn clippings or bag them. While the mulching vs. bagging debate is dependent on several factors, ...