Teaming with Microbes, a Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web, is a fairly popular book in the gardening community and…
Bacteria are a vital part of soil and the health of plants, so it is no wonder that there is a lot of talk about keeping soil…
As a gardener we all talk about humus. Some of us even buy humus soil, and humic substances like humic acid and fulvic acid…
A lot of the stuff on the internet is garbage when it comes to gardening advice. I am not surprised about that since many…
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…
Lots of people add eggshells to the garden or compost pile. It is claimed that they add important calcium to the soil for…
Manufacturers of compost tumblers claim that you can make compost in 2 weeks. This sounds like a really good idea. Instead of…
Compost accelerators, compost starters and compost activators are all terms used for products that are added to the compost…
Human and animal waste is considered to be a good garden fertilizer in much of the world. In more civilized countries we call…