How much time and effort do you spend on your garden’s foundation? The soil is your plants’ nutrient source, and it can have a massive effect on your backyard crop haul. With this in mind, many ...

Whether it’s early morning ploughing by farmers using tractors in the field or simple tilling of nursery soil in a pot at home with a small portable spade, the idea is the same — to soften the soil, ...

If you have a garden or landscaped yard, you’ve probably heard about the importance of tilling your soil. Essentially, tilling soil is breaking up and turning the soil. Regularly tilling your soil ...

Tilling has both benefits and drawbacks when it comes to your soil. So should you till or not when preparing and maintaining your garden? That decision depends on several factors, and no one answer ...

Here’s what you need to know about this fuss-free and effective approach to gardening. Good news for anyone with dreams of starting their own garden who doesn't own a tiller: Beautiful blooms and home ...

Q: I see you don't recommend tilling vegetable gardens in the fall. But do you think it should be done every year in the spring? We are debating buying a rototiller or just renting one as needed. A: ...

Few of us can imagine gardening without the labor of digging. It seems, after all, that this is what you should do, what everyone always does and always has done to make a garden grow. The idea of not ...

"Keep up the good work!" Gardener shares photos after trying unusual technique in challenging climate: 'Kudos to you for ...

Recently, I was working with a group of community gardeners who had been planning to purchase a mechanical tiller for their garden. While the discussion started with the question of what type and size ...

We’re heading into that time of year when the trees and shrubs go leafless, and most of the ground vegetation dies back. That means deer will be turning to what’s left for their meals, i.e. your ...