Healthy Gardens Start with Healthy Soil Healthy soil is the key to growing delicious and nutritious food. But what exactly is soil? And what makes it healthy? Soil is a blend of organic material, water, air, and minerals. The organic matter comes from plant roots, … [Read more...]
Six Smart Ways to Recycle Food Waste
Many years ago I was listening to a radio program about gardening; composting was the topic for that day’s call-in show. The moderator, a quick-witted and well-informed agricultural extension agent, took a call. “What can you do with food scraps if you don’t have a compost pile?” … [Read more...]
How to Kill Weeds The Eco-Friendly Way
Why Weed Killers It’s become a tradition for gardeners faced with weed problems to pull out the herbicide spray and cover the unwanted weeds in chemicals, effectively poisoning the weed to death. But there are plenty of people who are looking for ways to kill weeds without all … [Read more...]
Why garden organically?
These days, more and more individuals are aware of the environmental impact that our non-eco-friendly ways have brought to nature. As such, going organic and eco-friendly are a must if you would like to do your share in helping save the environment. Here, we will take a look … [Read more...]
How to Use Companion Planting In Organic Gardens
Gardeners have know for hundreds of years that certain plants grow better when planted along side other specific plants. Back then there wasn't a name for this practice; they just knew it worked. Today, we call putting plants together that help each other out companion … [Read more...]
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