In all my years of plant collection, I have not found a more important topic to discuss other than soil health. No matter how good your plant is, if you have unhealthy soil, there’s no environment for your plant to thrive. Recently, several people have reached out to me with bitter complaints about how expensive…
If you like to grow LOTS of cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers or any other vegetable, you need to know how to care for them the right way. One of the things you have to do is use fertilizer. If you’re like me, you prefer homemade methods and natural fertilizers. Luckily for you, I have some homemade…
Straw is an incredible and magic resource for your garden. It provides so many benefits like improving soil quality, controlling weed pressure, and locking in moisture, just to name a few. In my opinion, everyone could benefit from adding straw mulch to their garden and I’m here to convince you why. I’ll be covering everything…
Vermicompost, worm compost, worm tea, worm castings… whatever you call it, it’s good for the garden, and it’s super simple to make at home. Vermicompost, the by-product of worms breaking down your food waste, is a brilliant moisture-retentive, nutrient-rich source of nutrients for any garden plant, but it’s particularly useful in the vegetable garden. Most…
We’ve all been there. We have dreams of garden grandeur and we have the best intentions of making those dreams a reality. But, one thing leads to another and suddenly those dreams get quickly moved to the back burner as life takes over. So, how do you restore your now neglected and overgrown vegetable garden? …
There are a lot of discussions in the gardening world about whether or not sawdust is a suitable mulching material. Some say it’s great for weed suppression and moisture retention while others say it can do more harm than good. So, what’s the right answer? In short, yes, sawdust can be used as mulch. As…