No matter the type of farm, there’s an advantage to planting soil-feeding cover crops ahead of fall and winter. The assistance provided depends on the crops you plant. But there is definitely one out ...

Winter can be brutal on your garden soil. What was once rich, lively earth can turn into a hard, lifeless slab by the time spring arrives. But there’s hope—and it comes in the form of a cover crop ...

In the fall, you might be tempted to remove the dead plant material, till your garden soil a bit, and put your garden to bed for the winter without another thought. However, you can also grow cover ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For an Earth-friendly garden, keep a succession of plants in the soil by planting cover crops. These are plants grown to improve the soil rather than for ...

A fast-growing ground cover can stabilize soil, grow in shady areas, and keep weeds at bay. Discover eleven ground covers for ...

Raised beds make gardening easier, but winter can be hard on them. Bare soil sits there taking all the wind, rain, and temperature swings. By spring, it’s crusted over, compacted, and full of early ...