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 ...

No-till gardening: Gardeners are divided over the need to till. Tilling — mixing in soil amendments and loosening the ground with a garden fork or a rototiller — is an established method for starting ...

Even the most experienced gardener is always learning. It turns out that some common techniques are not only bad for our gardens, but for the Earth as well.

A volunteer with AmeriCorps tills the garden at Sisters of the Holy Family on Thursday, August 2, 2012. Several volunteers till and grow vegetables for the Sisters. (David Grunfeld, NOLA.com|The Times ...

Discover the ultimate guide to finding the best tool for tilling raised garden beds in our latest video. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, choosing the right tool can make all ...

We’re heading into that time of year when the trees and shrubs go leafless, and most of the ground vegetation dies back. That means deer will be turning to what’s left for their meals, i.e. your ...

MOBILE, Alabama-- One thing about growing up here in the Deep South: We know how to dig holes. We're really good at digging holes for ourselves, holes so ambitious and deep we have a hard time getting ...

There are two vegetable gardens behind our house. The main one is tilled up every year with a tractor and laid out in 30-inch-wide beds. The smaller one has the same layout but is managed with a ...

Q: I've been reading that the traditional advice of tilling the vegetable garden every year is wrong. I'd be curious to get your opinion. A: I agree - the old advice is counter-productive. Regular ...

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 ...