Many gardeners tout manure’s superiority to synthetic products available today. And if done right, it’ll be a fantastic supply of necessary nutrients to grow a large healthy garden. Gardening experts ...

I usually get questions about applying manure to gardens in the spring, when everyone is excited about possibilities of fresh veggies. Yet in reality, it is probably better to talk about this subject ...

What's old is new again and a timeless method of raising vegetables outside in winter is making a comeback. Two recently published books, "Hot Beds" by Jack First and "Backyard Winter Gardening" by ...

Scripps Howard News Service Call me crazy, but I just love the smell of horse manure. In fact, I’ve been up to my dark brown eyeballs in manure all my life. From a childhood among horses to a career ...

Do something good for your garden. As the snow melts, follow up that big moisture event with something that will feed your lawn and perennials - manure. While it's usually ideal to time the ...

Most gardeners are familiar with compost made from excess plant materials such as leaves, grass clippings, garden trimmings and kitchen peelings. Piled up in a heap in a corner of the garden, kept ...

Garden soil will benefit from annual applications of manure as much as agricultural fields do. Good garden practices will minimize the possibility of pathogen contamination. The safest route is to use ...

Manure is a beneficial animal waste product to use in the produce garden, but it can also be a threat to food safety, either killing the plants or passing on some serious gastrointestinal infections ...

Manure has been used as fertilizer since the dawn of time, but not all manure is the same. If you’re a pet owner, you might just have an untapped gardening resource on your hands — it all depends on ...

The following is an excerpt from Holy Shit: Managing Manure to Save Mankind by Gene Logsdon (Chelsea Green, 2010). In his humorous, anecdotal manifesto, Logsdon imparts how to transform farm, pet and ...