Maintaining a garden can sometimes feel like a full-time job. Between watering and pulling up pesky weeds, your gardening to-do list probably feels endless. Of course, working in the yard is pretty ...

Thinking about laying landscape fabric to stop weeds for good? Carol Barany explains why it may do more harm than help — and what to use instead for healthier soil ...

I've lived and gardened in a lot of places, and I've seen a lot of mulch. You name it: wood chips, pine bark, shredded cypress, pinestraw, hay, straw, newspaper, rubber pellets, sawdust, cocoa hulls, ...

Living mulch functions like mulch on any farm or garden except -- it's alive. No, it's not out of the latest horror movie; living mulch is a system farmers can use to benefit both profits and the soil ...

Applying mulch to your garden helps prevent weeds, retain soil moisture, and minimize erosion. But if you don't want to spend the time and effort involved in purchasing and laying down bags of mulch ...

As with everything in life, there is a time and place for landscape fabric. However, it can become one of the most troublesome things to deal with in your yard and garden. Let's talk about using ...

Field experiments examined whether the effects of living mulch on broccoli yield and yield components are dependent on fertilizer rates. In one experiment, broccoli yields were similar in living mulch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A growing number of gardeners are planting “green mulches” instead of hauling mulch into their yards, which has numerous benefits ...

Dogwood trees have a shallow root system that benefits from mulch to help retain moisture and keep soil temperatures even. Learn how and the proper time to mulch a dogwood tree.

Clarence covers the benefits of growing a living mulch. Mulch is a gardener's best friend. There are plenty to choose from and you might even have a personal favourite – but have you ever thought of ...

Mulch may attract termites, but not for the reasons you think. Find out why mulch attracts termites and how to safely use it ...