When you don’t have the space, resources or time to deal with traditional composting methods, hole composting is the perfect alternative! With traditional composting, you need a dedicated space on your property that is usually at least a few feet wide in all directions. That can be a lot of real estate when you are …
While adding fall leaves to your compost pile is great in theory, there are a few leaves you should avoid composting. Now that the weather has started to cool down, the trees are starting to drop their leaves. It seems like everywhere you look, the ground is covered in orange, red, green, and brown fallen …
Creating leaf mold is an incredible way to improve your garden and flowerbed soil, all by simply using the resources you have on hand! As the weather starts to cool down and the leaves turn colors, you know that fall has arrived and winter will soon follow. With fall comes pumpkins, field harvests, apple cider, …
Composting leaves can be a great way to clean up your property before winter hits. It’s also a great (and free!) way to improve your plants’ soil, too! It’s no secret that compost is the perfect, all-natural way to boost your soil’s nutrient value. It also helps to up the soil’s organic matter content. It …
Composting is one of the best things you can do to improve your garden soil, but there are a few things to avoid composting from your garden and flowerbeds. It’s no secret that plants can quickly deplete your raised bed and garden soil. As plants grow, they use many nutrients and organic matter within the …
When you fertilize hostas throughout the growing season, you give them the best chance at staying healthy and beautiful this year – and for many years to come as well! It’s no doubt that hostas are one of the most popular choices for landscaping in they shadier areas of a property. They provide excellent ground …
This week’s podcast and corresponding article are about how to make and use compost tea – the best 100% all-natural organic liquid fertilizer around! While compost tea isn’t the traditional tea you might be used to sipping in the morning hours, it is an amazing homemade liquid fertilizer that you can use to power your …
This week’s how-to garden article and corresponding podcast are all about how to use worm castings to power your plants, vegetables, bushes, trees, and so much more! Worm castings are one of the biggest and best secrets to growing amazingly healthy and productive plants. They are not only easy to use, but they are versatile …
This week’s how-to garden article and corresponding podcast are all about how to make incredible compost to help grow a great garden! As plants grow throughout the year, they quickly deplete the nutrients within the soil. Over time, the soil is less likely to be able to provide everything the plants need. This will result …
This week’s how-to garden article and corresponding podcast are all about how to compost effectively in your garden. When you use compost in the garden – great things happen. Great things for your soil, and for the plants that grow in it! Compost is the key to adding healthy nutrients to your soil naturally. It’s full of life …