The right amount of calcium in the soil can help plants grow healthy and strong. Test your soil first to determine how much ...

"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.

Here are some fun, creative ways to reuse scraps before they head to the compost bin: make new foods, improve your potting soil and create ingredients for other dishes.

In today’s paved-over world, rain rarely gets the chance to sink into the soil. More often, it hurries over roofs, driveways, and concrete paths, dragging oil, dirt, and debris along the way before ...

Fill about a sixth of the depth of your raised garden bed with twigs and small branches (under two inches in diameter) that will fill some of the space yet break down and contribute healthy nutrients ...

Autumn is officially here, and there is much to look forward to – pumpkins on the porch, apple cider, cooler temperatures and walks through crunchy leaves. But before you get ...

Your October gardening guide is here, with everything to plant and prune at this time of year plus gardening jobs for the ...

This summer, in collaboration with repurposed MATERIALS, we launched our Trash to Treasure photo contest and asked you all to share your projects.

There are a few items in post-harvest test results that look foreign to those viewing them for the first time. These are the ...

Did you know that you don't have to throw away all the fallen leaves in your yard? Leaves are a valuable source of nutrients ...

The end of September is the perfect time to add spring flowering bulbs to your garden. Planting daffodils, tulips and crocus ...