Try spreading a thick layer of mulch, like wood chips or straw, around your plants. Mulch blocks sunlight, which keeps weed ...

Nearly impossible to get rid of and unsightly to look at, weeds are every gardener's worst enemy. One way to minimize their appearance is to grow your plants in raised beds, rather than in the ground.

Do you have excess cardboard lying around your home? Rather than throwing it away, consider using it in your garden. Cardboard is made from wood fibers and processed into a thin, strong sheet. It is ...

When it comes to treating weeds in a vegetable garden, you have to be careful of the methods you use so you don't harm the plants you want to keep, but still rid the soil of the nutrient-sucking ...

How does your vegetable garden grow? Mine is just getting started. I am picking asparagus every day (and trying to pull the weeds at the same time) and watching the lettuce and other greens that I ...

A pristine driveway or patio is a pleasure to look at. But how do you keep those pesky weeds from growing in the cracks? Weeds are often incredibly resilient, which can make it tempting to reach for a ...

Backyard Farmer looks at disease & insect problems on oak trees & tips to help keep weeds down. Backyard Farmer looks at disease & insect problems on oak trees & tips to help keep weeds down. Host Kim ...

Louisiana gardeners just never seem to catch a break from weeds. While one season’s weeds are maturing and preparing to drop seeds, the next season’s weeds have already started germinating. And that’s ...

As you build out your yard and develop your garden, you'll inevitably find the need to put down some mulch to cover the ground and create pleasing areas around your growing spots. In this episode, Don ...