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...]
10 Water-Saving Tips for Your Garden
by Bethany Hayes (revised and updated) The 30-second version: Most of the water a garden wastes is lost to evaporation, runoff, and overwatering — not to thirsty plants. The biggest wins are free or cheap: water early in the morning, mulch every bit of bare soil, build up … [Read more...]
14 Cucumber Companion Plants (and 5 to Keep Apart)
by Bethany Hayes (revised and updated) The 30-second version: Cucumbers are pest-prone and pollinator-dependent, so the companions worth your time mostly do one of three jobs: pull beetles and aphids away (nasturtium, marigolds, radishes), bring in the bees and beneficial … [Read more...]
9 Green Bean Companion Plants (and 4 to Keep Away)
by Bethany Hayes (revised and updated) The 30-second version: Green beans are easygoing neighbors, and the best companions for them mostly earn their place by repelling or distracting the pests that bother beans — flea beetles, Mexican bean beetles, and the like. Good picks … [Read more...]
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