Q: My neighbor recently told me that the secret to his lush lawn and thriving vegetable garden is humus. What is humus, what’s it made of, and where can I get it? A: The definition of humus explains ...

A tidy mulched garden path. High quality soil happens when you have humus-rich soils. Learn how to add carbon to soil, and how to add nitrogen to soil naturally to make your garden healthier. Getting ...

Winter can feel like a dead season for gardeners, with frost covering the ground and the garden looking like it’s taking a ...

A reader wonders if we gardeners can actually make a difference in this troubled world. He is particularly concerned about dire aspects of climate change, both regionally and globally. Here’s some of ...

May this be the year that we all decide to grow at least a little of our own beautiful food. Want reasons? For starters, organic homegrown produce is pesticide-free and environmentally generous.

Alpine forests will be at great risk should weather phenomena such as droughts and torrential rain become more frequent. As a study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) shows, the mountain ...

The topic today is soil. Not only in this column but also around the world. The United Nations has declared 2015 as the International Year of the Soil and the National Institute of Health is engrossed ...