Whether you live in a suburban neighborhood and tend a backyard garden, or nurture soil-filled growbags on a sunny window ledge or rooftop in Brooklyn, your efforts will be more productive, beautiful ...

Carrot, spinach, cauliflower and celeriac, plus no dig green manures and quick bed prep before winter It is late October. The ...

“Be ye not afraid of doing something your venerable ancestors did, for the benefits to your aching back may be many” (Author anonymous) We all know that gardening involves a lot of hard work: hoeing, ...

Here are some of the important things to keep in mind when thinking about starting a no-dig/no-till approach. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, ...

In his new book, The Complete Guide to No-Dig Gardening, Charlie Nardozzi recalls his uncle tilling the home garden every spring. During horticulture school, he continues, “tilling and digging were ...

Composting is the process of turning organic waste, such as kitchen scraps and yard debris, into nutrient-rich fertilizer. This transformation is facilitated by microorganisms, including bacteria and ...

Winter and early spring are a good time of year for gardeners to enrich their soil with organic matter such as manure and compost. Many of the plants have died back, leaving more room to dig the ...

For information on workshop schedules, visit www.LessIsMore.org/Workshops. (Courtesy photo) The Santa Barbara County Public Works Department can help residents save ...

Gardener holds bucket of kitchen scraps to go into the compost. - Viktor Sergeevich/Shutterstock Most gardeners understand the biggest benefits of composting at home: making your own powerful soil ...