Potting mix is not the same thing as soil. “Potting mix contains no soil and is a lightweight mixture that’s ideal for ...

Q: In the backyard of our new house, there are a couple of beds covered with a thick layer of stones. We want to remove the ...

Maggots in your soil can be alarming, especially if you don't know what caused them. By eliminating their ideal conditions, ...

Another important practice is amendment timing. Gardeners should avoid applying surface soil amendments immediately before ...

Before repotting plants, experts recommend cleaning your plastic or ceramic pots to minimize pests and pathogens. Diseases ...

Air plants bloom only once, their small pink, coral, purple or white flowers signaling their impending death. But no worries: ...

A Cornell Tech-led research group is developing a portable, inexpensive device that uses radio frequency signals and machine learning for another important job: measuring lead contamination levels in ...

Tribune Happy New Year! My New Year’s wish is for nice, slow, soaking rainfalls to help our new plants establish and our established plants thrive. What’s your garden ...

Adding organic matter, such as compost, to your garden usually provides the adequate nutrients to the soil and plants. The reason to add Epsom salts to the soil would be to put more magnesium into ...