By Sallie Lee Question: It may sound silly, but my family has decided to give our vegetable garden a "gift," and is debating whether a truckload of manure would be appropriate. What manures are ...

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Avoid manure from dogs, cats and pigs in vegetable gardens or compost piles. Top off your application area with mulch or some cover crop to avoid it washing away or leaching into non-targeted areas.

What's old is new again and a timeless method of raising vegetables outside in winter is making a comeback. Two recently published books, "Hot Beds" by Jack First and "Backyard Winter Gardening ...

It is time to think about planting your spring vegetable garden. You might even want to take the organic approach. Since our soils have lost so many nutrients with the heavy rains, let s look at ...

Garden soil will benefit from annual applications of manure as much as agricultural fields do. Good garden practices will minimize the possibility of pathogen contamination. The safest route is to ...

Compost and manure are some of the best things you can add to the soil in your vegetable garden. Adding them provides both organic matter and nutrients to the soil. Both can help you grow better ...

I usually get questions about applying manure to gardens in the spring, when everyone is excited about possibilities of fresh veggies. Yet in reality, it is probably better to talk about this ...