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Meet Garden Crusader Patrick Rump of San Francisco, California

Composting myths, busted! Creating rich compost is easier than you think.

Turn your kitchen scraps and yard waste into gardener's gold! We walk you through composting basics.

How to enrich your soil with beneficial microorganisms that keep plants thriving, pest-free, and beautiful.

Our new and improved potting mixes contain mycorrhizae for healthier plants with up 35% higher yields compared to mixes without this beneficial fungi.

A self-described "leaf rescuer" takes unwanted leaves from neighbors, and turns them into a season-extending mulch.

How to make the most of one of nature's free soil builders.

What to do with all those fall leaves? Shred them and then rebuild your garden soil with them!

Learn how to turn fall leaves into a soil-enriching mulch.

Cover crops feed your soil AND help block out weeds — what is not to love? Learn how to use cover crops in your garden.

Get ready to make heaps of rich, finished compost! Learn how to compost with a multi-bin system.

[Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of three blog posts featuring excerpts from Lisa Steele’s book, Gardening with Chickens: Plans and Plants for You and Your Hens. Read the first post on Getting Started and the second post on Garden Pest Control.]

Layers of leaves, compost, newspaper, and cardboard provide the foundation for a nutrient-rich new garden bed.

Learn how to choose the right potting soil and fertilizer for whatever you want to grow. Our exclusive garden-tested soils and fertilizers provide optimum growing conditions.

After a summer of growing, fall is a great time to rebuild your soil!

Whether you grow roses, radishes, or rhododendrons, you'll want to get your soil right first. We show you how to build healthy soil for an abundant garden year after year!

Trying to decipher all the letters, numbers, and terminology on the back of your bag of potting soil or fertilizer?

With some help from nutrient-rich compost and fertilizer, you can repurpose your potting soil.

Leaves aren't "litter"! Keep leaves out of the landfill, and put them to work in your garden instead.

If your compost isn't cooking, review these tips to get things going again.

Our garden-tested potting mixes are formulated to guarantee great results.

Learn how to use coffee grounds in your compost bin.

World history, sustainability and vermiculture. It may sound like an unlikely combination, but to the students in Patty Brushett's history class, it makes perfect sense.

Yes, worms can make great indoor pets — as long as they're making compost.

Check out this quick and simple test to determine if you have sandy soil, or clay, or loam.

Eager to compost but not sure what bin is right for you? We help you choose the best composter for the job.

Meet Garden Crusader and permiculturist Guillermo Vasquez of San Francisco.

Need compost in a hurry? Here are a few things you can do to speed your decomposers along.

Learn what you need to build healthy soil for a flourishing garden.

Sheet mulching converts grass to a nutrient-rich garden bed, ready for planting. We show you how!

Batch composting is the fastest and most efficient way to produce high quality compost, and our Dual-Batch tumbler makes it easy.

Get (compost) rich quick! Batch composting lets you save up your raw materials in separate piles until you have enough for one big batch.

At Gardener's Supply, we believe that healthy soils are the foundation for healthy gardens, healthy people, and a healthy planet.

Compost tea, a potent, microbial elixir will invigorate your garden with beneficial microbes that will reduce disease problems, ward off pests, and boost plant vigor.

Bundle up and keep breaking down! Here are some tips to keep composting all winter long.

Create a sweet centerpiece AND grow zesty garnish in a cute (compostable!) container.

Watch and learn how to assemble our best-selling elevated planter.

Compost and water conservation helped one gardener convert her southern California lawn into a lush landscape.

Don't let this nocturnal bandit into your garden, compost, or trash.

Transform ordinary newspaper into a limitless supply of compostable 3-inch pots for starting seeds.

With the increase in composting, recycling, and reuse programs, it's easier than ever to limit the amount of waste going in our garbage cans.

Think of the straw bale as a large container with a volume of 40 gallons. As the straw begins to break down, it turns into a rich, compostable planter that's ideal for growing vegetables.

From tiny, emerging flower buds to dark, nutrient-rich compost, Suzanne DeJohn witnesses nature’s little miracles every day while she’s gardening at her Williston, Vermont, home. Learn how gardening satisfies Suzanne’s scientific curiosity while also feeding her soul.