by Matt Gibson and Erin Marissa Russell If you are standing in the gardening center, trying to figure out which additive your soil needs the most, wondering what the difference is between perlite and vermiculite, then this article is for you. The two additives are similar, … [Read more...]
How Do I Prepare My Garden for Winter?
By Erin Marissa Russell Ready to get started on your wintertime gardening projects but you aren’t sure how to begin? If you’re like many gardeners, you aren’t ready to give up spending time with your hands in the dirt and caring for your plants just because cold weather is … [Read more...]
How to Amend Sandy Soil
by Matt Gibson If you’ve ever gardened in sandy soil, you’ve probably already discovered that raising a garden of thriving plants in dry, fine sand can be quite a challenge. The trick is to address the problem at the source, treating your sandy soil to make it more hospitable … [Read more...]
Using Manure as Fertilizer for Gardens
Fertilizer is a combination of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium used to add nutrients to soil and plants. Fertilizing increases the quality and quantity of a plant’s production. Processed fertilizers usually come in either liquid or granular form. But the oldest form of … [Read more...]
Soil Preparation for the Fall
The best time to prepare the soil for spring is in the fall if you are not going to be planting winter crops. The final chore of the growing season is not just to clean up the garden, but also to get things ready for the next. This makes for less work in the spring when there are … [Read more...]