Blog List Category: Soil

Organic Soil Can Be Nutrient Deficient Soil

Everyone loves organic soil! It is the best soil you can have because it is full of nutrients and all the things your plants…

Best Potting Soil for Container Gardens

Container gardening has become extremely popular and there are all kinds of potting soils you can buy. Gardening in…

Is Soil Fertility Decreasing?

Is Soil Fertility Decreasing? Are agricultural soils less nutritious today than they were 50 years ago? I think most people…

Soil Factory Using Bokashi Ferment

I am seeing the term soil factory used more often, usually in discussions about Bokashi or Vermicomposting. I’ll…

Can Leaves be Used to Identify Nutrient Deficiencies?

There are lots of examples of people trying to use plant leaf characteristics to identify nutrient deficiencies in the soil…

Soil for Raised Beds – Which One is Best?

You have decided to make raised beds and now need to fill them with soil. What is the best soil for raised beds? How often…

Walnuts, Juglone and Allelopathy

The common statement “nothing grows under walnut trees” is not true. “Walnuts produce juglone” is not…

Tighty Whitie Soil Test – A Brief Review

The tighty whity soil test is a great way to measure soil health and demonstrate the value of no-till gardening. In this…

Does Sand and Clay Make Concrete?

What happens when you add sand to clay soil? Many people claim that this will make concrete and others say that it results in…
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