When it comes to adding fertilizer to your garden, the key is to know exactly what nutrients are already in your soil. In many cases, you likely won't need to fertilize more than once a season—though ...

Our gardens are changing before our eyes with the recent rain. Proper fertilization is a key action right now so we will have fantastic gardens. Each type of garden has a different fertilization need.

If you've been curling up by the warm fireplace this winter, you may have just what you need to make sure your flowers are ...

Waste products like coffee grounds and eggshells are widely used to improve soil health, but there are some more ...

Fertilizer is an essential part of gardening. It boosts plant growth, improves yields, adds key nutrients to the soil, and enhances disease resistance. But fertilizing your lawn and garden incorrectly ...

From over fertilizing to fertilizing at the wrong time. Fertilizer is an essential part of gardening. It boosts plant growth, improves yields, adds key nutrients to the soil, and enhances disease ...

We are in the heart of our short Michigan growing season. All things green and growing can use fertilizer now. We have to remember that plants eat too. Right now most plants are as hungry as they will ...

Algae blooms in bodies of water, like this duck week on a pond, can be caused by fertilizer runoff. Courtesy Johnson County Extension After conducting a soil test, home gardeners are often raring to ...

It looks like summer might get here after all. The last several days have been a welcome change from the cool, damp fall-like weather we have been having this spring in the New River Valley. When it ...

For some interesting reason, people like to fertilize plants in August and September. They also like to fertilize plants that are performing poorly —without determining the cause. Don’t fertilize any ...

Rice water is a no-cost, natural fertilizer that's proven to improve plant root, leaf, and even fruit growth. It works better ...