compost
Food to grow where deer roam
Carol Pope
Here's more ideas for food that you can grow in areas where deer roam, including rhubarb, sorrel, garlic and culinary herbs.
An easy way to make soil
Judith Adam
Autumn is a good time to renovate soil and prepare new beds that will be ready for planting as soon as frost leaves the ground.
Making happy, healthy soil
Kat Fox
Adding organic matter at the beginning, and regularly throughout the year, is the key to making happy and healthy soil.
Early spring garden cleanup
Judith Adam
With early spring garden cleanup and lawn raking, the piles of leaves, bits of dead grass and other plant debris makes good compost material.
Easy leaf mulch
Judith Adam
The merits of a three- to four-inch blanket of leaf mulch on soil is a gardener’s autumn mission — to return nutrients to the soil, conserve moisture, promote healthy soil structure and prevent erosion.
