While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

Of all the tools, sprays, apps, and assorted growing accessories that gardeners use to grow a decent plant, the best predictor of garden success is arguably the compost pile. Show me a yard with a ...

Marin’s representative in the state Assembly wants to expand a program that awards grants to dairies to reduce methane ...

Many landscape plants can benefit greatly from amended soil. Our native sandy soil drains readily and doesn’t do so well with holding on to soil nutrients and water. But you can produce your own ...

Ooty: While busy preparing their lands for the sowing season at the fag-end of winter now, many of the hill farmers still rely on adding cow manure to bring value addition and also to enrich the soil ...