Before you trash those eggshells, know this: tomatoes cheer, potatoes perk up — and they're not the only ones. This humble ...

A research team from Finland confirmed the effectiveness of an inexpensive, organic and abundant fertilizer – human urine. In a study scheduled to be published in late October, researchers took human ...

Homegrown cabbage is the perfect addition to your garden. Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) is perfect for the home ...

Lots of us grow cabbages in our gardens, along with carrots, tomatoes, lettuce and beans. But have you ever grown a cabbage so big that it could feed the neighborhood? Garden master Jim Duthie ...

KUOPIO, Finland, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Finnish scientists have discovered an inexpensive, abundantly available, effective and undeniably organic crop fertilizer: human urine. Although urine has been used as ...

My third-grader came home from school last week excited about a new project. Waving around a potted plant and an instruction sheet, he breathlessly told me he could earn some scholarship money by ...

EAST TEXAS - I’ve heard from a couple of gardeners in the last few days about how their vegetables are growing after the freeze. For both, their cabbage was doing very well. Cabbage is an excellent ...

Despite the 'yuk!' factor, urine from healthy individuals is virtually sterile, free of bacteria or viruses. Naturally rich in nitrogen and other nutrients, urine has been used as fertilizer since ...