A layer of mulch suppresses grass and other weeds and acts as a barrier against grass seeds sprouting in your flower beds.

It's lighter weight and less expensive than wood mulch, but is it a good idea to use pine needle mulch in your yard? Learn ...

Do you utilize mulch in the garden? If you do that’s great! If you don’t, you should consider adding mulch to the garden, as ...

Another effective way to keep birds from eating grass seed is using a layer of straw mulch. After raking and rolling the seeded area, spread a thin layer of mulch—you should be able to see the ...

Dandelions - or lawn daisies - can be a real headache to get rid of in spring, but there are many organic ways to get rid of ...

My mantra seems to be never do today what can easily be put off until tomorrow. So with spring in full swing, I’m pulling out ...

A "no dig" garden is created by layering organic materials to create loamy soil that is ready for planting. Learn how to ...

Gillian Swinton, who is passionate about self-sufficiency, peels back the layers of how to plant and grow immunity-boosting ...

Plants and seeds. • Mulch (wood chips, straw, grass clippings or pine needles). Steps: 1. Select a sunny site. Think small. Two 5-by-10 foot beds can grow a lot of produce. Even no till ...

Once daytime highs start staying in the 80s, and certainly as they hit the 90s and nighttime lows stay in the 70s, the plants quickly lose steam and languish. Generally, they die sometime during the ...

From setting up raised beds and drip irrigation to seed starting and proper spacing, here are the steps to kick-start growth ...