by Bethany Hayes (revised and updated) The 30-second version: Pollinators — bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, moths — are behind roughly a third of the food we eat, and a garden full of flowers is one of the easiest ways to help them. The 17 flowers below all bring them in, … [Read more...]
Core Gardening Method: Grow More with Less Work and Water
by Bethany Hayes (revised and updated) The 30-second version: Core gardening means burying a long “core” of spongy organic material — straw, hay, leaves, wood, food scraps — down the middle of a raised bed, then covering it with good soil and planting on top. You soak … [Read more...]
9 Ways to Fill Raised Bed Gardens Cheaply
by Bethany Hayes (revised and updated) The 30-second version: Don’t pay to fill a deep bed entirely with bagged soil — it adds up fast. The trick is to fill the bottom half or two-thirds with cheap or free bulky organic material (logs, branches, leaves, straw, cardboard, … [Read more...]
Growing a Moringa Tree at Home
by Bethany Hayes (revised and updated) The 30-second version: Moringa (Moringa oleifera) is one of the fastest-growing trees you can plant — it can shoot up 10 feet or more in its first year — and the leaves and young pods are genuinely nutritious. It loves heat and full sun, … [Read more...]
Best Soil Options for Container Gardening, Explained
by Bethany Hayes (revised and updated) The 30-second version: For containers, you want a potting mix — not garden soil, not topsoil, and not straight compost. Garden soil is too heavy and packs down hard in a pot, smothering roots; topsoil and compost have the same problem on … [Read more...]
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