Discover natural soil preparation techniques that can improve raised garden bed conditions and support stronger plants and ...

A raised bed does not need a glamorous autumn makeover. In fact, the most useful fall preparation often involves things ...

While plenty of modern gardening tools can help prepare your garden for planting, you shouldn’t overlook the value of traditional tools. The garden hoe dates back to ancient Egypt, but it’s still ...

Discover an inventive approach to soil preparation as we showcase a red tractor equipped with a custom blue rotary spader.

This winter reminds me of the winter of 1991. There was almost no rain all winter. But then, on the vernal equinox, the skies opened and it rained for days. By the rain-year’s end, we had received ...

In some vertical farming systems, such as no-till and strip-till, you will no longer mix nutrients deep into the soil profile with horizontal tillage. Much like you addressed soil density by removing ...

Usually mid-August is when I begin amending the garden soil for a fall planting of one of my favorite crops: garlic. It takes at least nine months for garlic to grow from small clove to full-sized ...

Cool-season grasses — bluegrass, fescue and ryegrass — are best seeded in early September. Seeds germinate and grow rapidly in the warm soil, and fall-seeded lawns have an opportunity to establish, ...

When it comes to growing cotton, success starts before a single seed is planted. Many growers focus on managing cotton after it has emerged, but successful management begins below the surface and ...

Someone has rightly said that 'Necessity is the mother of invention'. Over decades, weather patterns became less predictable ...

Emirati farmer highlights the importance of preparing soil, adapting to local conditions and starting small when cultivating ...