Organic gardening is an approach to gardening that emphasizes the use of natural and sustainable practices to grow plants while minimizing the use of synthetic chemicals and artificial fertilizers. It ...

CORVALLIS – Adding organic matter is the best way to improve nearly all kinds of soils. If you’re unsure if your soil needs amendments, take note if it dries and cracks in summer, drains slowly or is ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. The ...

Before designing your garden, observe the amount of sunlight in your yard. Choose a sunny spot with easy access to a rainwater collection barrel or hose. Next, decide if you want to build raised ...

BLACKSBURG — Morgan Moatz first built a business dedicated to the eradication of dirt from customers’ homes, but then took on a second company that has put her knee-deep in the soil. Moatz, 34, took ...

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Organic Gardening — As spring in Northern California approaches, we unearth organic gardening tips and recall — like Henry David Thoreau - that "heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads." ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (CNN) -- Neighbors are welcome to help themselves at the Friends' Organic Community Garden. Begun in early 2000 on the seven-acre lawn of a grand, 1920s-era home used as a ...