DEAR JOHN: Horse manure and cow manure are similar in nitrogen content when fresh, but when dried, or “aged,” horse manure is richer, so the first thing to consider when deciding between them is the ...

While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

Shaded areas in your yard don't mean you can't have beautiful plants and colorful flowers. There are plenty of fast-growing shade plants that effortlessly thrive in shady spots. Picking and choosing ...

FINDLAY, Ohio (WTVG) - Winter is coming, as they say in Westeros, which means it’s time to prepare your flower beds, gardens, and other plant-growing land areas for the colder seasons. To help, the ...

A principal challenge of cultivating a healthy and productive vegetable garden is maintaining an adequate level of organic matter in the soil. Decomposed organic matter, humus, — not hummus, which is ...