If you take more than a cursory look at your compost pile, you will find creatures that scatter and slither and scurry. Don't run away screaming. This is nature at work, breaking down and recycling ...

We have been long-time composters in other areas of the country. We now live in Benicia and have a question we haven’t seen addressed elsewhere. We have what we think are no-seeum bites that begin ...

Homemade compost, affectionately known as black gold, is a secret weapon of some of the best gardeners. It’s the nutrient-rich material that results from the breakdown of organic materials, like ...

Compost has been dubbed "garden gold." But it is important to do your composting correctly. While it is generally okay to take a laid-back approach to composting, there are a few caveats to keep in ...

Dear Carol: I purchased a bag of potting soil to repot a houseplant. A month or so after repotting, I noticed little fruit fly type bugs flying around the soil and the pot. This has happened to me ...

The first round of June bugs is making its way into Middle Tennessee, and while the little beetle with the cute summer name might seem every bit as adorable as said name might imply, it can bring ...

Gardeners weary of watering look eagerly forward to autumn. October marks the transition from the invariably dry if variably hot summer into the hopefully wetter winter months. Even before the rains ...