Gardening doesn't have to be backbreaking work to yield results. TikTok creator redleafranch (@redleafranch) has shared a simple, no-till gardening hack that's quick, convenient, and low-maintenance.

Winter is the perfect time to sketch out no-till beds, set up a compost system, and choose native plants for spring.

There's nothing new about no-till gardening; it's been around for thousands of years. But modern-day gardeners are seeing a boom in popularity for the no-till approach to home gardening, especially ...

It used to be an article of faith in gardening that you must begin the whole enterprise by turning the soil, either with a shovel, spade or the frenzied paddling of the rototiller. The rationale was ...

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 ...

If planning to put in a new garden next spring, you might not need to wait until spring. Consider starting site preparation now with a no-till option. Research shows that tillage damages soil ...

What’s your gardening style? The way we garden can determine whether we are increasing or decreasing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. Carbon has been on my mind lately following the release of ...

No-till gardening, in many ways, imitates the natural cycle of prairie lands by applying heavy mulches. The mulch is pulled away from the rows for seed to be sown (or seedlings planted) and then ...

John Quesenberry moves deliberately along a straight row in his garden. "This is my tiller," he said as he pulls the point of a pick. His line is straight, but his only guide is experi- .....ence.

The crunch of a plow tearing through rich, dark soil has long been the anthem of gardeners and farmers gearing up for a new ...

Tilling has both benefits and drawbacks when it comes to your soil. So should you till or not when preparing and maintaining your garden? That decision depends on several factors, and no one answer ...