This lower-maintenance technique is so much less tedious.

While the practice of no-till gardening is not new, information has traditionally centered on agricultural field crops. Now, home gardeners are catching on. “The concept of no-till has been around for ...

In the wild areas on our planet, trees, bushes and grasses grow on ground that has continual additions of new layers of dead and dying plant matter. Leaves fall from trees and shrubs, grasses dry in ...

“Be ye not afraid of doing something your venerable ancestors did, for the benefits to your aching back may be many” (Author anonymous) We all know that gardening involves a lot of hard work: hoeing, ...

HAMPTON, Iowa — Long-time Practical Farmers of Iowa members Doug Alert and Margaret Smith have looked at organic no-till planting into cover crops, a system pioneered by Jeff Moyer at the Rodale ...

The 1,200-acre farmer says earthworms are central to his success in growing no-till corn, soybeans and winter wheat.

Starting a garden involves a lot of prep work before you can really get to the good stuff. Traditionally, you'll need to clear the ground of weeds and sod, then either til with a machine or dig the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Rolleen Annie and Rowena Ho K/Getty Images Starting a garden involves a lot of prep work before you can really get to the ...