Here's a very interesting lemon growing method I saw when travelling overseas in Southern Italy (Sorrento). A lemon farm ...

One gardener hopes to put a stop to the harmful practice of volcano mulching, which can hurt trees and attract pests.

By JESSICA DAMIANO Shoveling in single-digit temperatures after the colossal winter storm this weekend, I dumped mounds of ...

Mulch helps suppress weeds, keeps soil moist, and helps regulate soil temperatures. Adding a second layer of mulch after the first frost in the fall will offer plants additional winter protection.

Christmas is over and New Year’s Eve is a week away, but Mulchfest — New York City’s annual “tree-cycling” program — has arrived to fill the festive gap. The thousands of live Christmas trees sold ...

Plants should be watered when the top 1 inch of soil is dry, then allowed to drain. The plant should not be overwatered and should never be allowed to sit in water as this may cause rot. After the ...

Piling mulch too high, a practice known as "volcano mulching," is extremely harmful to trees and shrubs. Excessive mulch can lead to root dehydration, bark damage, and can eventually kill a tree. When ...

As autumn leaves continue to fall, the yearly debate arrives - is it best to "leave the leaves?" For many Americans, raking leaves in the fall to be burned or bagged and collected is a fact of life, ...

It's that time of the year again. The air has already started to turn crisp, and before we know it those brightly colored leaves will begin to fall and blanket yards across North Jersey. And while ...

WHEN TO MULCH. THE LEAVES ARE NOW CHANGING COLOR AND FALLING, WHICH MEANS IT’S NOW TIME FOR EVERYONE’S FAVORITE THING. AND THAT’S, WELL, DEALING WITH THE LEAVES. THIS IS A BIT OF A DEBATED TOPIC, ...

Firefighters have been battling a large mulch fire at a business in Jackson Township for nearly 24 hours. The fire, which started Sunday afternoon, quickly spread to buildings on the property and ...

FIREFIGHTERS ARE STILL ON THE SCENE OF A MULCH PLANT FIRE THAT WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING IN JACKSON TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY. IT STARTED YESTERDAY, AND AT ONE POINT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, NEARLY 100 FIRE CREWS, ...