Alicia Boor is an Agriculture and Natural Resources agent in the Cottonwood District (which includes Barton and Ell ...

FIRST, HAPPY NEW Year to each and everyone of you! May all of your fingers be green and the weeds disappear from your gardens.

I this video I explain what we do when we run out of our own homemade compost. I also show our composting bay system made ...

In this video, I show you the easiest way to make compost - no turning is needed! Compostyng (yes, it's spelt wrong ...

Gardening columnist Jeff Lowenfels breaks down the best practices for removing and recycling when the holidays are over.

Do you like to cook? Bake a Gift! Everyone loves food during the holidays. And you don’t need to be a worldrenowned chef to bake an excellent gift. Things like banana bread, zucchini bread and pumpkin ...

Both cool-season and warm-season lawns require ongoing maintenance during the winter months. Learn the proper winter mowing, fertilization, irrigation, and weed management strategies to keep your lawn ...

Santa Cruz climate advocate Danielle Lanyard argues that the city is uniquely positioned to become a global model of ecological innovation by stitching together proven sustainability solutions from ...

Brown compost materials are the carbon-rich backbone that lets your pile heat up, break down efficiently, and ultimately ...

Ever felt like your compost pile just isn’t working as well as you hoped? Plenty of people dive in with good intentions, only ...

Combine Heterorhabditis nematodes (sold in paste-like form) with water and apply to the soil in the spring or fall. Wait a couple of days and reseed or replant any damaged areas. However, chemical ...

This is the fourth part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read Part 1,  Part 2 and Part 3. A lone gray wolf (Canis lupus) named OR-7 — then a 2 ½-year-old male — ...