Bushes in yard mulched with black mulch from a wagon - Ozgurcoskun/Getty Images With so many types of mulch on the market, it can feel impossible to know how to best use mulch in your garden. The best ...

Question. I understand mulch should be used in the vegetable garden to conserve water and help plants grow. What type of mulch is best? Answer. Perhaps there is no best mulch as successful gardeners ...

When determining what mulch is best for your vegetable garden, you may encounter all manner of solutions online and suggestions from fellow gardeners. But what mulch works the best for growing big, ...

When it comes to covers for your garden soil, pine straw may be right. You'll only know for sure once you've compared it to ...

If you haven’t been using mulch in your garden, you’re seriously missing out on the benefits of this horticultural secret weapon. The best mulch for landscaping beds can help conserve water, keep ...

I love watching the snow melt off the lawn. Not only does it give me hope for the gardening I know is so close at hand, it is always a surprise to see to what appears as the snow disappears. Last year ...

To grow a thriving vegetable garden, effectively managing weeds is a must. Reducing weed issues in new or established veggie beds often requires a mix of tactics and persistence. By using the ...

Last week, I provided you with basic information on getting a vegetable garden started, including site selection and preparing the soil for planting. This week, we will move on to planting and ...

When the heat goes up, the vegetable garden can go down if gardeners aren’t ready for Pennsylvania’s increasingly sizzling summers. Soil dries faster as temperatures rise, and the heat of 90-degree ...