Did you know that you don't have to throw away all the fallen leaves in your yard? Leaves are a valuable source of nutrients ...
If you have leaves accumulating on your lawn and in the garden, instead of raking them up into piles and putting them in bags to set on the curb, may we suggest composting them. Leaves are full of ...
WITH the dry summer the UK has had, some trees are already shedding their leaves. To me, that means one thing: leaf mould. This unappealingly named substance, made by collecting autumn leaves and ...
Leaf mold! Ick. Just the sound of "leaf mold" makes germaphobes grimace. But when the process of making it is done right, leaf mold can be gold in the garden. Another term for leaf mold would be ...
Autumn leaves are welcomed by some as a gift to the garden. For others they are nothing but a nuisance, something to be gotten rid of. Most gardeners know that leaves are full of plant nutrients and ...
Q. I have been cleaning up all the leaves in my yard and I'm wondering how I can use them without creating a fire hazard near my home. I'd rather not burn them. I don't have green waste pick up. A: I ...
Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! I see many homeowners cleaning up leaves this fall around the valley. Why not gather these leaves to make leaf mold, a valuable compost? This week I want ...
Do you still have leaves in the yard left or did gale-force winds in October carry them to Lake Huron? Perhaps myriad political signs in the neighborhood served as wind breaks and diverted leaves into ...
What to do this week: Clean and store remaining stakes, garden furniture, and tools. Finish planting hardy bulbs, as they cannot be stored over the winter. Resist pruning shrubs until it gets colder ...