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 ...

Q • I have a raised vegetable garden at home and don't use any mulch to cover the soil. I heard that clover naturally takes nitrogen from the air and puts it in the soil, so I was thinking about ...

If you’ve ever spent a sunny afternoon pulling weeds, you know how quickly they can take over. It can feel like a never-ending battle, especially if you want to avoid using harsh chemicals. Luckily, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A primary challenge of managing vegetable production on a small land base is the maintenance and building of soil quality. Previous studies ...

Gardeners everywhere extol the benefits of mulch to help suppress weeds, retain moisture in the soil, and regulate soil temperature. Some types of mulch can even add nutrients and enrich the soil.