Articles on the importance of building quality soil and maintaining it for your garden and lawn.
Mulching is one of the most common gardening practices, yet so many landscapers and gardeners do it wrong. When done correctly, it helps to build and protect soil and support plants.
You’re Probably Mulching All Wrong. How To Do It Right. Read More »
You can remediate standing water and poor drainage in your lawn with a simple rain garden that you can build in one afternoon.
Garden soil, especially in vegetable gardens, should be tested periodically. Includes a list of soil testing labs for your state.
Where To Get Your Garden Soil Tested (State-By-State U.S.) Read More »
The soil food web refers to the relationship between sunlight, the organisms in the soil, and the higher forms of life like birds and mammals that feed on soil organisms.
Peat moss is a fantastic soil amendment and long-term acidifier. But its use is controversial, as peat bogs are a non-renewable resource.
The Benefits and Controversies of Using Peat Moss in Your Garden Read More »
Author and regenerative farmer Acadia Tucker explains how every gardener can plant a climate victory garden with perennial crops to slow climate change.
Review: Growing Good Food: A Citizen’s Guide to Backyard Carbon Farming Read More »
Cover crops protect soil from weather extremes, are used between crops to restore fertility and suppress weeds, and to protect garden beds left unplanted.
Modern development has resulted in rapid deforestation resulting in climate change. The devastating effects of deforestation are long-lasting with the power to impact all living things.
Your state forestry department may operate a special nursery that produces seedlings of trees native to your state and those appropriate for the state’s growing zones.
State Tree Seedling Nurseries – A Cost-Effective Resource for Purchase of Bulk Trees Read More »
The foundation of organic agriculture is not only the absence of the use of toxic chemicals in food production, it’s also the active practice of soil stewardship.