Fall Cover Crops
Planting a fall cover crop in the late summer will help your garden be more productive next planting season. It’s an ideal way to improve and protect the garden soil during the winter months, plus you can harvest some of…
Category: Soil
The Best Gardening Resolution You Can Make
The beginning of a new year always inspires us to make resolutions for change, most of which fall by the wayside within a few days, more often than not. However, if you’re a gardener there is one resolution that you…
How Earthworms Benefit Your Soil
As kids, we either played with earthworms or ran away shrieking at the sight of one. As adults, we have learned that earthworms should not be played with or feared, but they are in actual fact, the gardener’s best friend.…
Mulching is a Requirement
Mulching is a must if you want a healthy, weed-free garden (either vegetable or flower), plus it makes the garden look more tidy. Certain types of mulch also act as organic pest control so your hard work won’t be destroyed…
Preparing your lawn soil
Creating and maintaining a good lawn is always going to be hard, but if you are ready for the work involved, then the results are always worth it. Assuming that you have prepared all the tools you will need in…
Fixing soil problems
Soil problems can impede the growth of any plants you want to plant in your garden. So make sure to address any soil problems if you want healthy and thriving plants. Soil problems are often caused by pH problems, nutrient…