When purchasing garden mums, select plants with mostly closed buds and healthy foliage. Plants already in full bloom will not be attractive as long. Avoid plants whose flowers have already begun to ...

Why the sarcastic quotes around composting? Well, our waste isn’t becoming the black gold that helps gardens and treebeds thrive. In fact, if you look at the city’s signage around the program, the ...

"Gardening doesn’t have to be that complicated." Gardener shares brilliant hack for heavy bags of soil and compost: 'This is genius' first appeared on The Cool Down.

For years I have been a cheerleader for composting. All those kitchen scraps, all of the debris that’s cleaned out of gardens this time of year — you name it — if it is organic (derived from living ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Oregon scientists used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs, a step in the quest to develop lab-grown eggs or sperm to one day help people conceive.

After launching the Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 4.0 in 2024, Penn Dining has initiated its shift toward “near-zero waste.” Credit: Chenyao Liu As Penn Dining initiates several ...

Here are 7 odd things mothers do with leftover food that make sense only inside their minds—and, somehow, in your mouth. Open a mom’s freezer and you’ll discover epochs. There’s the labeled era (“VEG ...

Making renewable natural gas from manure and agricultural residue could make farmers more money, farming more sustainable and—based on a new long-term, on-farm study by Iowa State University ...

When it comes to composting, one of the biggest hurdles people face is confusion. What goes in? What stays out? Can I make compost without a bin? Do I need ...

Leaves are abundant (hello, fall!), free, rich in carbon and quick to break down. Why not add them to your compost pile? Composting leaves is a smart, sustainable way to build healthy soil. Read on to ...

There are various ways you can attract birds into your garden, but when you're specifically aiming for one species, it's good to know what conditions they prefer. And what better bird to welcome into ...

Gazpacho is traditionally served with tropezones (literally “things you stumble upon”), finely diced toppings tomato, cucumber, onion, pepper, and bread cubes. For this variation, be sure to include ...