Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

You certainly get what you pay for with those peat-free alternatives. Generally, the more expensive the compost, the better the quality of the ingredients, resulting in better plant growth. I ...

With an estimated 30-40% of the United States’ food supply ending up as waste, according to the U.S. Food and Drug ...

If we want to protect the world's peatlands and do something for the climate, then we need to stop using peaty soil when gardening. Here's what you need to look out for on a bag of soil. Karl-Josef ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › The right soil helps container plants thrive, but sometimes we neglect to take the ...

Dear Master Gardener: What’s a good replacement product for peat when I make or purchase potting mixes? Why shouldn’t we use peat products anymore? Are there any peat bogs in Minnesota? Answer: ...

Walk down the aisle of any nursery or garden center and you’ll see bag after bag of materials for potted plants or garden beds. But before you heft the cheapest one into your cart, you should ...

Almost every tomato plant, pansy, or succulent you’ve ever purchased first sprouted in something called potting soil, a concoction that often contains neither soil nor compost. Instead, all those bags ...

Perennial plants are the ultimate low-maintenance, low-impact contributors to a sustainable garden. Once established, they ...

Did you hear about the ghost who got evicted from the graveyard? He couldn’t pay his rent because he was dead broke. We all need to stretch our dollars, but potting soil isn’t the place to scrimp when ...