The majority of New York’s agriculture system is supported by immigrants, some on H-2A visas and others undocumented.

Ridge farming is effective across various soil types: it improves water retention in sandy soils and enhances drainage and ...

The monsoon can be a tricky time for home gardeners, but it also brings a chance to nurture your sabzi patch in new ways.

Strawberries are a summertime favorite, but growing them efficiently and sustainably can be tricky. At Tenth Street Orchard, ...

Lettuce is easy to grow if you want a fresh salad, but its growth can suffer and the leaves can turn bitter if gardeners ...

Do You Need to Mulch Every Year? No, you don’t have to mulch every year, but doing so can benefit your garden. Choosing to mulch isn’t a one-size-fits-all task and depends upon several factors.

To prevent weeds, pine straw mulch is effective at a depth of three to four inches, while a layer of two to three inches of pine bark mulch is sufficient. The use of landscape fabric under mulch is ...

Shoppers may find two types of pine needles for mulch to choose from: Long-needle pine straw comes from the longleaf pine tree, and its needles are 12 to 18 inches long. Short-needle straw, which is 4 ...

DIY mulch is a great way to save money and recycle yard waste to enrich your garden soil. Here are some of the best ingredients for your mulch.

A living mulch based on the perennial crop lucerne is allowing Danish farmer and agronomist Frederik Larsen to harvest more sunlight and produce two crops ...