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Experienced gardener Clarence Schmidt explains how to make compost and why it is so essential to successful gardening.

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Before you toss your potato scraps, turn them into a nutrient-packed fertilizer for your garden. Here's how to use them to ...

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Growing even part of a family's produce can help cut grocery bills.

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This story appears in the May 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. Deep in the mountains of western Sichuan I'm hacking through a bamboo jungle, trying to find a legendary trail. Just 60 years ...

KTDA will import 1.9 million bags of NPK fertiliser for more than 750,000 smallholder tea farmers ahead of the October short ...

After water, tea is the most consumed beverage in the world. In fact, it’s been enjoyed in China and Japan for thousands of years. While many of us drink tea for its delicious flavor, it’s also ...