The experts explain the benefits of using a 'seed-starting' soil if you're growing your fruits and vegetables from seed.

Mix well with a garden shovel or your hands ... the ingredients in the potting soil will begin to decompose, making older potting soil less effective in growing and nourishing plants.

You can build your own or choose from a whole range of specially designed bins, available at garden centres and through ... Then bash the soil with the back of a spade to consolidate it.

If you only have a small garden, you can save them in bin ... rot down for another year if you want to use as soil conditioner. Here's how to make a bin 60cm square by 90cm high - if you change ...

Place wood chips on top of the soil surface instead of mixing it into the soil. Wood chips, which are high in carbon, can ...

When talking about how to plant and how to grow plants in the garden, one of the things that comes up repeatedly is the importance of your soil’s level of acidity. And that level is measured in pH.