A debilitating infection from the parasitic Guinea worm is inching closer to global eradication, with an all-time low of only 10 human cases reported worldwide in 2025, the Carter Center announced. If ...

The use of food waste compost in gardening presents a viable alternative to commercial potting mixes, balancing sustainability and plant health.

Your garbage just might be your garden’s treasure. Here’s what you need to know about using eggshells to help your plants ...

Across the world, fields and gardens are turning into lifeless crusts that repel water and resist roots. Yet the most ...

Learn composting basics from browns and greens to hot composting techniques. Whether you have a garden or not, backyard composting reduces waste and creates nutrient-rich soil.

Our gardening expert, Andrew Clark joins John O’Hara to answer all your gardening questions including root rot in raspberries ...

Short on space, time or patience for turning compost heaps? Trench composting, sometimes called 'lazy composting', is one of the simplest, most effective ways to recycle kitchen and garden waste while ...

Start now with this 1 January project and your garden will soon be reaping the benefits... and saving you money ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Have you ever considered composting your food scraps? Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments, or VINES, is offering a vermi-composting class in collaboration with ...

If you’ve ever peeked into your compost bin in winter and wondered where all the worms went, you’re not alone. Many gardeners notice their hardworking worms seem to vanish as soon as the cold weather ...