Plant nutrient is a term used to describe plant food. We all know compost is good for the garden, but most of the good stuff…
A lot of the stuff on the internet is garbage when it comes to gardening advice. I am not surprised about that since many…
We eat 3 times a day and the food we eat provides all of the nutrients we need to live. The chemicals in food are used by our…
Most references say that the NPK values indicate the % nitrogen, % phosphorus and % potassium. They say this, not because…
The advice to add egg shells to the garden or compost pile is very common. In my last post I looked at some evidence that…
Bloom Boosters are said to increase the number of flowers on your plant. Nonsense. They don’t work, and can actually…
Almost daily, I see a post in social media about using Epsom salt to cure all manner of plant problem. Planting a new plant;…
Human and animal waste is considered to be a good garden fertilizer in much of the world. In more civilized countries we call…
One of the claimed benefits of compost in the garden is to provide the soil and plants with enzymes and hormones. Is this…