You can mulch leaves by dumping them into a trash can and using a Ryobi string trimmer to chop up the leaves to your desired ...

I love to garden, but I don’t like to do work needlessly. If I can find a gardening technique that saves me time, effort and money — well, I’m there. And you can’t find a better example of this than ...

If the smell of fresh mulch is in the air, it must be early spring in Greater Columbus. As soon the snow melts and the first warm sunny day appears, gardeners head for their local garden center where ...

I love discovering new, useful things for the garden. My most recent find is pine straw mulch. For years, I’ve used white pine needles (Pinus strobus) to bed down my strawberry patch for the winter.

You may have seen the popular "meat hack" for creating compost in your garden. However, there are some dangers you should ...

My garden sure wood be nothing without mulch! Like choosing the right plant for the right place, mulch should match the conditions and plants growing in your garden. Mulch can be plant-based: compost, ...

I had the great fortune to take a Landscaping Design class a few years back from Dr. Steve George through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension program. It might have been the most inspiring class I've ...

Last week I referenced Ruth Stout as the author of the my favorite sourdough recipe book, "Alaska Sourdough." Ruth Stout was not the niece of Judge Wickersham whose sourdough many of us claim to have ...

Some tips are helpful, but others can actually make things harder for you and your plants. Sorting out which gardening tips are myths can save you a lot of hassle. Let’s look at some common garden ...

What? Volcanoes in south central Pennsylvania? You hadn’t noticed? Well clearly, you’re not looking in the right places as they are ubiquitous throughout the region. They’re in suburban yards, ...