If mowing, collecting, and discarding clippings is your routine, it’s time to change your lawn care practices. What to do with grass clippings instead? Clippings from healthy turf grass are loaded ...

There are some big benefits to composting at home, but if you feel like your compost bin is looking a little bare, and you've already exhausted all of the usual sources of food scraps and organic ...

Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, which prevents lawn smothering and speeds up decomposition for easier reuse. Use clippings in compost or mulch to enrich soil without risking weed spread.

Maintaining a traditional green grass lawn is a year-round process, with mowing typically being the most time-consuming task. Not only does this involve cutting the grass, but it also means figuring ...

While compost is commonly used in vegetable, flower, and herb gardens, home gardeners often overlook the many benefits that compost brings to lawns. Using compost for lawns is an excellent way to both ...

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very helpful. Q: In the past ...

As the weather warms up, Bend’s backyards are bursting at the seams with greenery. That also means yard debris barrels are getting filled with all manner of grass clippings and trimmed hedges. Come ...

Compost is a great way to recycle kitchen and garden scraps. It takes organic waste and turns it into nutrient-rich humus that can be used by plants. Composting is a way of returning to the soil what ...

Many landscape plants can benefit greatly from amended soil. Our native sandy soil drains readily and doesn’t do so well with holding on to soil nutrients and water. But you can produce your own ...