Showing posts with label Soil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Soil. Show all posts
Friday, March 1, 2013

Home Garden Crop Rotation

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Growing the same crop in the same location year after year can deplete essential soil nutrients in that area, subject plants to harmful dise...
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Friday, October 19, 2012

Biochar Works in the Garden

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Biochar enhances plant growth and is ideal for short-season gardens.  In my experimental garden bed, biochar added an extra two weeks to my ...
Monday, June 4, 2012

Using Biochar in the Garden

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Biochar is a great amendment for any garden soil. I wrote about the wonder product a month ago (May 9, 2012, "What is Biochar?" ),...
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

What is Biochar?

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Biochar may become the future of gardening, though not many gardeners are aware of it. So if you know the answer to the title question consi...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Try Green Manure

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It's not what you think. It's not the fresh contribution from the southern end of a northbound horse. Green manure is the term for a...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Do a Soil Test for Your Garden

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Testing soil in your garden is a good idea. Knowing the quality of your soil is the best forecast of plant success. If you know you have goo...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Soil Amendments in the Garden

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Almost every garden can benefit from soil amendments. I'd say every garden, but I once lived in California's famous San Joaquin Vall...
Monday, March 28, 2011

Yes, Soil Should Be Warm to Sow Seeds

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The woman in front of me as we checked out of a major retailer last night had a tree in her cart. At first I thought it was plastic because ...
Thursday, February 24, 2011

The Dirt On Soil

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Soil is the most important component of your garden. Let me repeat that. Soil is the most important component of your garden. The large majo...
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