Using fertilizers in a vegetable garden helps to increase your yield and have strong, healthy plants that have better resistance to pests and diseases. Fertilizers can be organic and inorganic, ...

Q: I have my lawn fertilized professionally, and I was wondering if it affects or contaminates the vegetables in my nearby garden. Please advise. A: If it's just fertilizer, any drift or runoff would ...

Growing your own vegetables can be a rewarding project. It gives you something to focus on and something to be proud of — plus, it saves you money at the farmers market. There are plenty of tips for ...

Spring gardening means different things to different kinds of gardeners. For some, it means watching spring bulbs come up; for others, it means getting containers ready to plant annuals, while others ...

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Another useful strategy for improving your garden soil is to construct beds and paths. With this garden plan, you can add any soil-improving fertilizers directly to the beds, where they’re most needed ...

I often get questions about fertilizing plants. What’s best to use, when, how much, etc.? When considering the environment, we also should ask questions about how to moderate the amount of fertilizers ...

(Scripps Howard)Do you need fertilizer? Are you trying to sort through your options at the garden center? Here are some things to consider. Every fertilizer product has three numbers prominently ...

One memorable mistake as a newbie gardener was thinking that if a little fertilizer is good, a lot must be better. That was the year of too much chicken manure in the tomato garden. The plants were ...

Q: I have been trying to grow fruit trees from seeds. I noticed that all the bare-root trees I see at nurseries have a green pellet-type fertilizer or a green-colored emulsion for a starter fertilizer ...