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Your Soil Needs a Test and Compost, Not Another Bag of Fertilizer

Most yellow leaves aren't hungry plants. They're a soil problem nobody tested for. A cheap lab test and an inch of compost fix more than any bag will.

GuideGarden & YardWes DunbarOct 5, 20267 min

Your First Raised Bed Costs More in Dirt Than in Wood

A 4x8 bed holds over a cubic yard of soil. Size it right, fill it with the right mix and plant things that'll actually win you a first season.

Garden & Yard6 min

Start Seeds Indoors and Skip the Garden Center Six-Pack

Garden & Yard6 min

Gardening After Sixty Without Wrecking Your Back

GuideGarden & YardNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Canning Season Without the Guesswork

Acid level, altitude and a tested recipe decide whether your pantry is food or a hazard. Everything else is preference.

GuideGarden & YardWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

Your Zucchini Rots Because Nothing Visited the Flower

Half your vegetable garden depends on insects you never planted for. Fix that with a four-foot strip, a few dollars of seed, and better timing.

GuideGarden & YardDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Garden Tools Worth Buying Once and the Ones That Aren't

A snapped shovel handle in frozen clay costs more than the shovel did. Which tools earn a lifetime purchase, and which ones you should buy cheap on purpose.