Weeds steal water, light, and nutrients from a vegetable garden. Learn the best ways to keep weeds out of your vegetable ...

That rototiller you fire up every spring isn’t preparing your soil for a great season. It’s quietly dismantling it. According to soil scientists and experienced growers, tilling is one of the most ...

Q: I see you don't recommend tilling vegetable gardens in the fall. But do you think it should be done every year in the spring? We are debating buying a rototiller or just renting one as needed. A: ...

How much time and effort do you spend on your garden’s foundation? The soil is your plants’ nutrient source, and it can have a massive effect on your backyard crop haul. With this in mind, many ...

This week's gardening column explains when to prune roses, butterfly bushes, and walnut trees, plus the benefits of no-till gardening.

No-till gardening: Gardeners are divided over the need to till. Tilling — mixing in soil amendments and loosening the ground with a garden fork or a rototiller — is an established method for starting ...

While the practice of no-till gardening is not new, information has traditionally centered on agricultural field crops. Now, home gardeners are catching on. “The concept of no-till has been around for ...

We’re heading into that time of year when the trees and shrubs go leafless, and most of the ground vegetation dies back. That means deer will be turning to what’s left for their meals, i.e. your ...