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 ...

If you feel strongly about eating your own home-grown, organic vegetables, and want to improve your garden soil, you need to learn how to make organic compost at home. For most gardeners, the ...

There are many benefits of using compost in your garden, planting beds, and your lawn, and fall can be the perfect time to start a compost pile while you are cleaning up the garden and removing leaves ...

Every fall, as vibrant leaves blanket the ground, homeowners start their annual raking routine. This year, instead of ...

I recently got a question from a reader about where to get good soil and compost. Part of her request was for “organic” soil and compost. The Spokane region is home to a wide variety of soils ...

Complaints about garden soil range from too sandy to hard and dry or gummy and about everything in between. People often ask how to improve soil and the answer is adding organic matter. Plant roots ...

A mound of compost with a hoe sticking out and a gardener's boots in the background - Annick Vanderschelden Photography/Getty Images So you've got your compost ready for the next gardening season.

To get the most out of any organic fertilizer, keep in mind how plants feed and how these fertilizers act in the soil. The bulk of a plant’s feeder roots -- whether it’s a midget marigold or a mighty ...

Some gardeners have asked if composting garden, yard and food waste is sustainable or beneficial to the environment since the composting process generates lots of carbon dioxide, the principal ...

Our minds and shovels are ready for full throttle outdoor planting — but is your soil ready? Soil is the living medium for plants to grow; we have plenty of it in Colorado. The best garden foundation ...

Bountiful organic gardens (grown without the use of synthetic chemicals) start with nutrient-rich, organic soil. If your designated planting spot is blessed with loam—a moisture-retentive soil that ...

So you've got your compost ready for the next gardening season. Maybe you even learned how to make your own DIY compost. But how much compost does your garden soil really need? Composting is one of ...