Tillage’s impact on soil carbon is also important to companies that pay farmers to reduce tilling to help meet corporate ...

With the crack of dawn, somewhere, a gardener trudges into their garden. They squat down on the garden bed and start digging the soil with a shovel. For them, it’s as harmless as a cup of morning tea.

What Is No-Dig Gardening? While it might seem counter-intuitive to grow a garden without digging, take a moment to consider how forests and meadows grow in nature with no help from us. Leaf litter and ...

It can be hard to resist on a sunny spring day, but don’t start digging in the garden too soon. “You can prevent a lot of problems from compacted soil if you wait a while,” said Spencer Campbell, ...

See the whole process from sowing to 'earthing up' to harvest, by pulling not digging. Potato plants easily root into ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Soil health may not sound like a major issue if you don’t live or work on a farm. “We don’t have a food shortage yet, but we’re on our way if we don’t take care of our soil,” said ...

Winter is a good time to make garden plans, and one constant issue gardeners face every growing season is weeds. While weeds can be frustrating, they can also be saying more about a yard than you ...