Every so often we do a new article on compost for new readers or those developing an interest in gardening. So here you go – Compost 2023! Simply put composting is putting organic material into a ...

Recently on a gardening social media site I follow, a picture was posted showing some rather sad vegetable plants. The person posting was asking what the problem was. They had amended their soil with ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - It's Earth Day and WSU Master Gardeners are looking for community gardens where they can install free compost bins. This coming after WSU Master Gardeners received a grant last year ...

In this week's Ask the Gardener, we also tackle the thorny question of pruning hydrangeas. And if you've got a 'Live Forever' plant, we've got some tips to help that live up to its name. The ...

A few weeks ago, some friends were over for dinner, and I was throwing food scraps into my miniature compost bin that fits under my kitchen sink (free from the city of Napa). One gentleman told me he ...

In Part I of this series, I shared my boyhood memory of a family tomato-growing contest that sparked my interest in growing tomatoes. I also shared my favorite varieties of tomatoes, one of which, the ...

When I joined the University of California Master Gardeners of Napa County in 2016, I had planned to check out the MG committees and decide which one was best suited to my nascent talents. Jill Pahl ...