The Texas Hill Country offers a wonderful climate to exercise or practice controlled decomposition in the form of composting.

Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, which prevents lawn smothering and speeds up decomposition for easier reuse. Use clippings in compost or mulch to enrich soil without risking weed spread.

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very helpful. Q: In the past ...

The final compost product is divided into four grades, Soilbuilder — five-eights of an inch for soil amendment; BioFine — three-eights of an inch particle size for top dressing; ReadyGrow — a blend of ...

New York City’s mandatory composting program is now up and running in all five boroughs. That means that city residents must separate their organic refuse from their household trash and place it at ...

Q. What’s wrong with my compost pile? This is a question we master gardeners hear often. Usually, the answer is straightforward, but occasionally we get some head-scratchers. This week I’ll cover some ...

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, yards across the country transform into seas of crunchy, colorful chaos. Homeowners grab rakes, sigh deeply, and ...

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 ...

This article will focus on the seventh Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ principle, recycle yard waste. Incorporating this principle in your gardening efforts will provide many benefits. Recycling the ...