…bringing soil to life
Leaf Mold? Black Gold! Leaf compost is simple, free, and will transform you garden soil If there’s a single ingredient I recommend for almost any soil, it’s the leaves that carpet the ground every fall. I like to use them
Get spring gardens off the ground with autumn soil care If you’re like me, the momentum of a busy summer builds to takes over my best laid plans for organization and order sometime in mid-August. When autumn arrives, I feel
Simple Summer Buckwheat: Fast, friendly, and fresh summer soil food for the short gap to build long-lasting soil health At last, summer has arrived! Gardens overflow and our hands are happily busy weeding, seeding, harvesting spring veggies, and prepping for fall. If you are like
Fertilizers or Amendments. Does the difference have you scratching your head? Soil fertilizers or amendments. Confused? There’s a good reason. There’s not a sharp line between fertilizers and amendments. Fertilizers can be amendments and amendments can be fertilizers. They both
The what and why of organic soil amendments and soil food What’s the secret to rich, productive soil? Food! Soil has to eat…just like us and every other living thing out there. Our most important garden job is feeding the
Your Guide to… Green Manure and Cover Crop Resources As gardeners, we know how to grow plants. Cover crops and green manures are no different. We just need to know three basic pieces of information to make green manures work in our
How to Get Started with Cover Crops and Green Manures in the Garden For a long time cover crops and green manures seemed like a dream. Growing plants in my garden that both fertilized and built up dark, rich soils –
The Secret to Soil Health is in the Roots When planting a cover crop to protect or feed our soils, we focus on the cover. Success comes in swaths of green that protect the bare ground and add nutrients when we till