It wasn’t too many years ago that in October and November, we could smell the smoke from burning leaves almost every day. Gardeners who knew about the potential benefits of those leaves were ...

Let's pay homage to humus. As the garden gets into full swing, it's a good time for such tribute, because enthusiasm can be parlayed into action. No one can say exactly what humus (pronounced HUE-mus) ...

Dear Roger: I have added tremendous amounts of humus to my soil, but things don't seem to be growing right. I've put in horse manure, sawdust, kitchen compost, peat moss and rotted hay; I even ...

SOME FOLKS spend spring weekends honing their abs, hardening their derrieres or building up their biceps. As for me, lately I have been working on upping my humus. Ever since my test results came back ...

Let’s pay homage to humus. As the garden gets into full swing, it’s a good time for such tribute, because enthusiasm can be parlayed into action. No one can say exactly what humus (pronounced HUE-mus) ...