With the crack of dawn, somewhere, a gardener trudges into their garden. They squat down on the garden bed and start digging the soil with a shovel. For them, it’s as harmless as a cup of morning tea.

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I can't promise you won't break a sweat, especially in hot, humid climates, but "no dig" gardening is much easier than dragging out the shovel to turn the soil and get your garden ready for planting.

Our recent cooler nights have me feeling frisky about prepping the yard for spring. It’s not too late to sow wildflower seed. It’s also the best time to plant perennials, trees, bulbs, cool-season ...

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It can be hard to resist on a sunny spring day, but don’t start digging in the garden too soon. “You can prevent a lot of problems from compacted soil if you wait a while,” said Spencer Campbell, ...

A rototiller’s cultivating width indicates the size of the swath of ground it can dig up with each pass. The wider the tiller ...

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Your kitchen scraps can help nourish the soil in your garden. Learn 3 methods of composting and how to use kitchen scraps to ...

5 things to do in the garden this week: Fruits. Strawberry tree is a moniker attached to two arboreal species. One of them (Arbutus unedo) is a popular ornamental tree prized for its domed canopy and ...

The best soil amendment you can buy costs nothing, and there’s a good chance you threw some away this morning. Most gardeners ...