Starting a vegetable garden can be a rewarding prospect for any homeowner. In addition to having fresh veggies on the ready, digging in the dirt has big health benefits. Though yanking out weeds might ...

Worried about the winter frost? Need to keep your precious plants protected until spring comes around? Well, we've got one ...

In some areas of the country, the choice between mulching with pine needles and wood mulch is a tough one. Since the 1980s, pine straw has been the favorite mulch in the South. It is inexpensive, ...

Apply a 3-inch mulch layer after the first hard frost to insulate roots and prevent frost heaving. Keep mulch a few inches ...

Try spreading a thick layer of mulch, like wood chips or straw, around your plants. Mulch blocks sunlight, which keeps weed ...

GLENMOORE >> Longleaf pine straw is a popular southern landscaping product – used as mulch in a variety of applications. That product is now available locally. Mid-Atlantic Pine Straw Mulch is owned ...

Summer has definitely arrived. With temperatures reaching the high 90s and 100s every day, water is quickly lost from soils and plants. Evapotranspiration is the agricultural term for the total amount ...

To help your perennials survive the winter, our pro gardener explains which of these you should mulch after the first hard ...

Sunday was a gorgeous weather day to finish up those outdoor jobs, as it is getting colder. A few things to add to your list may be mulching in the ...

After such a rainy spring, gardeners are ready to go and that means lots of questions. Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University's Extension ...

After more than a week of helicopters dropping mulch on the rugged slopes burned by the Fourmile Fire last September, Boulder County’s straw stockpiles were running low. County officials have now ...