If mowing, collecting, and discarding the clippings afterwards is your routine, it’s time to change your lawn care practices.

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Compost is the single best additive available for improving any soil type. Is your soil too sandy? Add compost. Too dense?

Wondering what soil to use for vegetable garden beds to produce big yields of veggies? We asked the pros for you.

WASHINGTON — Think about how much food waste you produce in a day. A banana peel, an apple core, the ends of vegetables that you don’t eat. When those scraps end up in a landfill it produces methane.

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Looking after your soil’s health is the most important task a gardener can have. Your soil is what feeds and waters your plants. Winter is a good time to start planning ways to improve your soil.

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