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How much time and effort do you spend on your garden’s foundation? The soil is your plants’ nutrient source, and it can have a massive effect on your backyard crop haul. With this in mind, many ...

The big thing to do right now is to clean up your plants as they die down and dry up. Some people like to rototill the debris back into the soil to provide organic matter to enrich it for next year.

Lori C. of Santa Rosa asks: I would like to plant a ground cover under a few of my trees for added color. Is it OK to rototill the soil around the trees to loosen up the soil to make it easier for me ...

In the old days the recommendation was to rototill your vegetable garden every spring to incorporate organic compost to improve the soil. If you're breaking ground for a new garden, it might be a good ...

Q: I’ve just inherited my uncle’s old rototiller and am looking for guidance on how to put it to use my garden. Any advice? - Sam from Pine Bush A: To till or not to till - that is the question. First ...

So retire your rototiller and save your spade for other tasks. The cardinal rule of no-till gardening is to keep a thick layer of mulch on your garden 365 days (or 366 days during a Leap Year).