Recycling organic garden, yard and food waste at home is often the most climate-friendly approach to handling this type of waste. October can be the perfect time to start a compost pile when you ...

Organic gardening is all about growing plants without synthetic chemicals. That means no man-made fertilizers, no lab-made pesticides, and no weird additives in the soil. Instead, it’s all done using ...

Dr. Donna Nickerson is the owner of Da’ Shack Farmers Market Health and Wellness, Inc. in Waco, Texas. “Professionally, I’m a ...

When the compost is dark, crumbles in your hand, and is uniform in texture it is ready to add to the garden or lawn. Additional information on home composting can be found online at: go.osu.edu ...

After some thought, I realized that the basis of organic gardening is feeding the soil and that compost is key in that effort. On a half sheet of paper, I couldn’t go into much detail, so I ...

Once ready, apply finished compost sparingly around indoor plants' base instead of mixing it directly into potting soil where ...

In Santa Rosa, Calif., the folks at Grab n’ Grow have been making compost and planting mixes for 25 years, using organic materials generated in Sonoma County. In 2002, the company detected ...

You can find more information on organic gardening and worm composting at FamilyPlotGarden.com. While you're there, take a look at the gardening calendar, or ask us your gardening question.

In my Spreecast with organic gardener Christy Wilhelmi, author of the new book "Gardening for Geeks," I learned a lot: that white mildew can be treated with lactic acid, that you should never buy ...