This easy guide walks you through growing tomatoes at home, from sowing seeds to picking ripe fruits. See how you can enjoy healthy plants even in small spaces.

Learn how to create a sustainable garden with these 10 easy tips for beginners! From eco-friendly soil practices and water conservation to composting and choosing the right plants, this guide helps ...

Go for a potting mix that is specifically designed for container gardening as it provides proper drainage and aeration. You can also add organic matter like compost or peat moss to enhance soil ...

Every banana peel, coffee filter and wilted lettuce leaf you toss in the trash ends up somewhere — and more often than not, that somewhere is a landfill. But there is a simple, practical alternative ...

We have two freestanding plastic composters in our home garden so we can do our small part in reducing waste going to a landfill. Continue putting organic material from the kitchen in the composter ...

In pursuit of a more eco-friendly future, Green-Wood Cemetery is going back to basics. Starting next year, the storied cemetery will offer a new burial option: “natural organic reduction,” also known ...

Seeing earthworms in soil is usually a good thing. You can encourage them with food scraps, but whether that includes tea ...

For many households, spring gardening can feel overwhelming: choosing what to plant, preparing space, and figuring out which ...

That’s where compost or organic matter comes in. Adding compost improves the structure of the soil, helps it hold moisture in dry weather, drains better when it’s wet, and most importantly, feeds all ...

For those who have been thinking about starting a garden, the city of Goleta and UC Master Gardener Program are offering a beginner series to help ...