Companion planting is a standard recommendation for growing vegetables. One of the most commonly recommended plants for this…
People are starting to understand that microbes (ie microorganisms) are very important to a healthy soil. This knowledge has…
If you are interested in making compost you will soon run into products called compost boosters, or compost starters. What…
I just got my favorite gardening magazine and a reader asked the question, “The leaves of my roses are yellowing but…
Landscape fabric, weed barrier and weed barrier fabric are names for the same product. It is a black mesh type of plastic…
This garden tool is designed for weeding and loosening the surface of your soil. You see them everywhere and I always…
You have probably heard that humus is an important part of your soil, but few people know what it is and why it is important…
In my last post What is Organic Fertilizer I explained why the nutrients in organic fertilizer and synthetic fertilizer are…
If you read a number of web sites, especially organic gardening ones, you quickly realize that there are two basic kinds of…