It's all about finding the right balance that works for your garden. So, the next time you're tempted to pile on the manure, take a step back and consider the long-term health of your soil and plants.

Turn your leaves into rich garden amendment for your ... kitchen waste, and manure. "[Leaves] are a good source of carbon for the compost pile to offset the nitrogen introduced by vegetable ...

In Fielding Questions, Don Kinzler also shares the best time and method for cleaning out perennial garden beds.

One suggestion for anchoring the tarp is to fill 4-foot-long sections of 4-inch PVC pipe with sand, cap the pipes, and place the pipes on the edge of the tarp near the base of the pile (Kaufman et al.

Compost bin in a garden. [courtesy] Composting is one ... To efficiently compost manure, turn the pile when temperatures drop below 110 F (about 43 degrees Celsius). After three to five turns ...

The layer of rabbit droppings on the yard and garden is quite thick in places ... An article from Washington State University says, “Rabbit manure contains four times more nutrients than ...