Is your soil looking lackluster? Rich, earthy compost is just the right tonic for your garden beds. What is compost? It’s a mixture of whatever goes into the compost bin, all decomposed into useful, rich humus by big animals like worms and microorganisms like friendly bacteria. … [Read more...]
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Environmental Benefits of Organic Gardening
Why garden organically? Organic gardening is a whole new technique to learn, full of terminology and techniques that may not be familiar to the conventional gardener. Is it worthwhile to learn these techniques? Of course! Organic gardening has profound environmental and health … [Read more...]
3 Methods of Raised Bed Gardening You Should Consider
Raised beds solve a number of gardening problems. Where soil is poor raised beds circumvent the arduous task of improving the soil. Instead of planting directly in the too sandy, too compacted, too depleted, or too heavy soil, you can elevate your garden and grow plants in good … [Read more...]
Gardening in Los Angeles
Do you live in Los Angeles? If you're living out there and the SoCal weather has you bitten by the gardening bug, the following gardening links will help you out. They are all specific to L.A. and really have tons of great information on all things LA Gardening. The University of … [Read more...]
Six Smart Ways to Recycle Food Waste
Many years ago I was listening to a radio program about gardening; composting was the topic for that day’s call-in show. The moderator, a quick-witted and well-informed agricultural extension agent, took a call. “What can you do with food scraps if you don’t have a compost pile?” … [Read more...]