Mulches are materials placed over the soil surface to enhance landscape beauty, improve soil conditions, protect plants from foot traffic and lawn equipment, and suppress weeds. Mulches can also improve soil structure and fertility. This is … [Read more...]
WEEDS AS INDICATOR PLANTS – WHAT COMMON WEEDS CAN TELL YOU ABOUT YOUR SOIL
Weeds are annoying, but they can also be great indicator plants, telling you what nutrients your garden is lacking or what it has in excess. More: http://Weeds are annoying, but they can also be great indicator plants, telling you what … [Read more...]
Mulch: Using Colored Plastic Mulches in the Vegetable Garden
As you’ve been flipping through the pages of all the gardening and seed catalogs that landed on your doorstep this winter, chances are you’ve seen a page or two dedicated to plastic mulches in every color of the rainbow. Plastic mulches, particularly … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Build Soil in Winter
It is a generally accepted fact that once soil temperatures drop below 45°F (7°C), biological activity slows to a crawl, and the soil and all its life forms hibernate through winter. By this logic, soil cannot be expected to change for the better … [Read more...]
Oh, Rats! How to Solve Compost Bin Pest Problems for Good
Got Rats? Here's how to not. Oh, Rats! How to Solve Compost Bin Pest Problems for Good Five reasons to use a compost tumbler in your home garden to make healthy compost soil food quickly from kitchen and yard … [Read more...]