Did you know the microbes in your compost pile is still active in the dead of winter? They will be if you take certain steps to get ready for cold weather.

A looming crisis is unfolding in Palmyra, where three million chickens are slated for mass disposal after bird flu struck the same egg farm for the second time in three years.

Natural wine corks are compostable after removing any metal foil and other materials. To speed up the decomposition process, the corks should be chopped up. Corks are brown composting material; add ...

With that comes saying goodbye to many of our summer plants, the hustle to prep the garden for winter, and the sweet flavor of frost-kissed kale and spinach. Before a hard frost, make sure to harvest ...

The green-fingered expert has shared his top tasks for gardeners in October - and one of them will help protect an array of little animals as they prepare for the winter months ...

Remember to keep a gardening journal. Take pictures and draw diagrams for next year. Jot down what worked and what did not. Sharpen your tools. Wait anxiously for the February seed catalogs. Be ready ...

Compost teaches patience and perspective: what appears to be the end is often the preparation for another beginning.

For the second time in three years, a Jefferson County commercial egg farm will be forced to cull 3 million bird following H5N1 outbreak.

October is a particularly good month for planting tulips, and all varieties of allium, they continued. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) also recommends planting daffodil, hyacinth, and crocus ...

While these might seem like rather boring, drudgery type tasks, it’s important for the future health of your garden and ease of your spring work by completing proper cleanup and storage now.