Use a watering can if you are doing a soil drench, and water close to the base of each plant. If you spray on the plant ...

This week, after a long spring of unseasonal and unpredictable weather events, our garden was treated to a much-needed spa ...

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When winter comes around, one of my favorite things to do is sip a warm cup of chai tea. There’s something peaceful about ...

The popularity of farming agave is taking off in California, with climate change motivating growers to consider planting drought-tolerant crops. With all that buzz, UC Organic Agriculture Institute ...

Other things seem like they might be compostable, but it’s hard to be sure. One such thing: tea bags. Can you compost tea bags? Before we get to answering that question, we need to talk about what can ...

Gardeners are being warned to never put teabags in their compost bin without doing one thing first - and it's all to do with the plastic that's in them ...

Since June 1st, a significant trend has established a drastic difference in rainfall for communities along I-96 compared to ...

I received an email from one of my readers about her Rhubarb or Rheumrhabarbarum. It seems that the stalks on her rhubarb were as thin and weak as they haveever been. Her rhubarb normally does well ...

Landscape designer Ethel Namono emphasises that "a green wall should be viewed as a complete living system rather than just ...