Even healthy lawns can fall prey to the occasional weed. But if it looks like you’re raising weeds instead of grass, that’s a sign of a more serious problem. In this case, it may be better to kill off ...

Fall is the time when many gardeners put their plots to bed. The harvest is over, you've cleaned up and composted leftover vines and stalks, and there is nothing left to do until spring. But did you ...

I recently got a question from a reader about where to get good soil and compost. Part of her request was for “organic” soil and compost. The Spokane region is home to a wide variety of soils ...

I would like to improve the heavy clay soil in my vegetable garden. A friend suggested that I rototill several inches of sand to improve the drainage. Is that a good way to improve clay soil?