APOPKA, FL—Peat has been a major component of substrates used in container plant production since the 1960s. Highly porous with the capacity to hold water, peat makes an ideal rooting and growing ...

Now that you have started your garden and waiting for the fruits of your labor, here are more tips to prepare for your next planting. Finished compost is a free and natural fertilizer, ready to help ...

SCOTLAND (KFDX/KJTL) — Down along Highway 281 in Scotland, Texas, lies another dairy farm where the owners of Texas Natural Ag Resources have a very unique process to create their compost for anyone ...

MANHEIM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In another effort to promote recycling and sustainable local agriculture, the eco-friendly Kreider Farms introduces a unique chicken and cow manure blend for use in ...

While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

DEAR JOHN: Horse manure and cow manure are similar in nitrogen content when fresh, but when dried, or “aged,” horse manure is richer, so the first thing to consider when deciding between them is the ...

I purchased cucumber seedlings and put them in my garden last weekend. Now they are turning white on the edges of the leaves, and the leaves are curling. The black-eyed Susan vine I purchased is doing ...

When I see those buds on my bald cypress swelling, I think of one thing – organics. Cotton Burr Compost, Flower Bed Amendment, Nature’s Blend, composted chicken manure, composted cow manure, 08-02-04 ...