Here are eight jobs for the well-winter-prepped yard: Mulch acts like a blanket to keep the soil slightly warmer over winter, ...

Mulch is a material used to reduce water loss from soil. Lately, it has not been unusual to question whether mulch is useful on dry soil. That may be an issue in the short term if the mulch is ...

Two garden terms you might often see mentioned in these columns are “compost” (decaying organic matter) to enrich our sandy soil and “mulch” (material spread around plants to reduce evaporation, ...

How do you boost soil water content and soil health without irrigating? Best cover it with a layer of straw, a new study concludes. Farmers in China's Loess Plateau have for decades used both plastic ...

Q: The leaves on my fig tree appear burned after this rain. I foliar sprayed it with neem oil and soap and fish protein isolate. These trees were planted last fall and mulched with 1 foot of woodchips ...

Fallen leaves often feel like just garden waste, but they can actually be a valuable resource for your outdoor space.

Could your trees be dying of thirst? We’ve recently had some heavy rains so surely there is no issue for our favorite trees, right? While we commonly have dramatic heavy rain events, the effects do ...

Turn fallen leaves into natural mulch to enrich soil, retain moisture, suppress weeds, and feed your garden, creating healthy ...

Q: I recently planted two vines in my backyard: a Lady Banks rose and a tangerine crossvine. I got the amended soil at Viragrow and the wood chip mulch at the demonstration orchard as you suggested.

When planting perennials, shrubs, trees and vegetables, it’s important to mulch the soil surface. Mulch is a material that sits on top of the soil whereas a soil amendment is mixed into the soil. It ...