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What can I do about waterlogged areas of my vegetable garden?

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QUESTION: What can I do about waterlogged areas of my vegetable garden? The best spot in my back yard that gets the most direct sunlight also happens to not have very good drainage, so I'd like to fix that. - Agnes G ANSWER: If you have waterlogged areas in your garden, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Growing Vegetables, Soil & Composting Tagged With: draining soil, raised bed, soil amendments, soil health, watering garden, wet garden soil

Does gardening really save money?

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QUESTION: Does gardening really save money? I keep seeing all these memes and TikTok videos about "my $130 tomato" so it makes me wonder. - Eliza F ANSWERING: Gardening can save you money. Does it always? Well, it depends upon how you grow your garden. It’s no secret, if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Growing Vegetables Tagged With: composting, grow your own, growing food, save money gardening, soil amendments

How Do You Prepare Soil For Carrots?

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Question: My garden soil seems rocky. How do you prepare soil for carrots? -Kenny L. Answer: Using the proper soil medium when growing carrots is essential, as carrots need a loose, light soil with no soil clumps, rocks, or plant debris to block their root growth. Carrots … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carrots Tagged With: gardening soil, growing carrots, planting carrots, soil amendments

Fertilizer vs. Plant Food: What’s the Difference?

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by Matt Gibson and Erin Marissa Russell The words fertilizer and plant food are often used interchangeably, but they are not technically the same thing. Gardeners use fertilizers to help enrich their soil, supplying it with the essential nutrients that plants need to grow and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Soil & Composting Tagged With: fertilizing garden, garden fertilizer, garden soil, plant nutrients, soil additive, soil amendments

Compost vs. Peat Moss: When Do You Use Each One?

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by Matt Gibson and Erin Marissa Russell Peat moss and compost are two all-natural soil amendments that are commonly used by modern gardeners to adjust the physical structure of the soil and to help improve fertility and increase nutrient levels. Each of these soil amendments … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Soil & Composting Tagged With: improve garden soil, improve soil quality, improving garden soil, soil amendments, Soil Quality, using compost, using peat moss

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