Ever felt like your compost pile just isn’t working as well as you hoped? Plenty of people dive in with good intentions, only ...

With spring finally here and April showers turning everything a wonderful lush green, my lawn has grown phenomenally. I live on just under 1/3 acre and there is a lot of lawn to mow and each weekend I ...

Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, which prevents lawn smothering and speeds up decomposition for easier reuse. Use clippings in compost or mulch to enrich soil without risking weed spread.

Maintaining a traditional green grass lawn is a year-round process, with mowing typically being the most time-consuming task. Not only does this involve cutting the grass, but it also means figuring ...

Adding more browns, like dry leaves or paper, is often suggested as a fix for smelly compost. It does help balance out wet, ...

As the growing season draws to a close and your garden beds are filled with dead plants, consider adding them to your compost ...

This past hot, dry, yet humid summer was exhausting for our grass, garden plants, and trees let alone the life above and below ground, life that is essential to the health and nutrition of the very ...

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very helpful. Q: In the past ...

The green grass that’s been sprouting in the past couple of weeks can save people a lot of green cash. That’s the message of the city’s new “Don’t Trash Grass” campaign, which was the subject of a ...

Are you surrounded by a yard full of leaves every fall? Whether they are yours or the ones that your neighbor’s tree has graciously donated to you, recycling leaves at home can be to your advantage.